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<br />NT1NEL Monday, May 13,1974
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<br />;pita'Week
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<br />>{ the Montelores area will have
<br />y to become Petter informed about
<br />activities and future goals ()f
<br />~morta.l HospUal and the Vista
<br />n& Home during National Hospital
<br />- 18.
<br />Memorial Hosp1tll and the -Vista
<br />fig Home are joln1ng 7,000 has-
<br />hout the country In opservatton
<br />I event with the hosp11a1 slogan,
<br />us belare you need us."
<br />,lng local .hosptlal week actlv!-
<br />te"lson,. administrator, sald~ 4'In
<br />rast social and economic change..
<br />>ncerned about how. hospitals $.re
<br />lIng hea1t!} care needs, both in-.
<br />[,ide their walls. They have a.
<br />'est in hOw effect1vtlIy and af..
<br />lit.1Is are fulfUUng their respon..
<br />1 about the rising' costs of I)ealth
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<br />i\'o~ of Natioan.l Hospital Week
<br />'m',ourage tlle people of tbis com-
<br />_i!U :\S UlOse closely 111'fOlved with
<br />Y'il, to "get to know us." As tb~y
<br />Sit," we hope tho public will then
<br />Ju,tand, what is Meded in their in...
<br />s s~rt In order to ines_t eorn...
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<br />Merger
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<br />UMWC appohlfed a m'ember
<br />of their board to work with
<br />OWCD. ' DWCD stated 'that, lIB
<br />many of their meotings would
<br />not tnvolveMWC,Dwr:DwOUld
<br />lnfol'm MWC,ot meetlngs that
<br />'Would concern them. ))WeD
<br />lias never noUt:led the MWC
<br />delegate of any meoHl1lt as o(
<br />this dale.
<br />unweD, at 8 sp-ll('.bl meet-
<br />ing in Corle2; Scptllmbilr 12,
<br />19'73, stated that !hay did DOt
<br />want to anter thf! r-etall water
<br />bustU&&B or t'llke over the
<br />operation of the MWC. ThPN!
<br />ha.!f been I dellnltll oef'rt tor a
<br />long range domestic wllter
<br />plan wlti'ch the DweD w:uIIll8k-
<br />ed to and coul4 haveprlWtdad,
<br />butb:as not.,
<br />"Tb9re Is nodelllttlbyMWC
<br />lbat the Doloros R1wr ProJect
<br />Is a beautiful dream which at
<br />tb1s time is not Impou(lCli..g
<br />water behind'Uledam, andaven-
<br />more distresslng; Is the faet
<br />that the area's ute blood con-
<br />'t1nues to now down tile rtver I
<br />01 no return, Iftheflltoofthls
<br />project, as is lnull'.ktl'{ll'y tlle
<br />resolut\fm of Dwell, J'IlSls in
<br />the han/is of Ule MWC,thl'1llwa
<br />earrresUy prAy II) ,\lmll:hty
<br />GOIi (or Devtne c-UlrJOl;Il':'l, that
<br />'W8 may rtWh tbl.'i <Irl)DIll tl)
<br />realtfy."
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<br />The fact that _the wier
<br />d1strtct Is a "quast-monlcl.pal
<br />enUty" ma.k8s It able to ad:
<br />In a much more benef1ctal
<br />way for UIe publlc, thus be~
<br />lng In the position to speak
<br />on behaU and actually tinect
<br />the starting and compleUOI1
<br />Of the DolOl'eJl Project,.
<br />Its sta.tus as such an en-
<br />tity makes It pOsSible to pro-
<br />vSde lmm!lKl1ate -cap1tal for
<br />'hpanslon of the dOmestic
<br />water system, it, Can 1swe
<br />bonds under the law to fl-
<br />- nance cont1rmed Improve-
<br />ments a~ expansloa at the
<br />. system, It is ellglbte to re-
<br />: cetve both -sl:ate and federal
<br />graot funds tar projects and He stressed that tbe 10
<br />u- Is Gl/empt from property cUbie-fQet-per-MC:ond ftguro
<br />bur: payments (Which !:be water represents '1,200 UN-feet Of
<br />company 16 not- and. also the water ,II. year if .It were to
<br />-.aler company must rely on run conttnuoe:ly all Year. '
<br />avaUable federal and state Futhermore, the DolONS
<br />loan fuDda, which may or Water COMervanc, Dlstrict
<br />Isn't limIted to its present has every rtglll to be, and
<br />aiel)" needed.) Is, the lol1cal agency to be
<br />'l'he Montezuma Watar Co. Jnlhewaterbustnefis,MaYMS
<br />representation needn't be said.
<br />!fWaUqwed up. by the wal.or He cited the fact that the
<br />district, he said. nle walM' Ute Water, D1stt1ct In tho
<br />district board or (u~tors G1'Il.nd Valley area around
<br />. !awt Umll.ed to 118 present 'Orand JuncUoofeedslntonrost
<br />seven 'members, but" may be of the rural area around that
<br />expandedto15dlncto18whleh city ,a.Dd CJVGn suppltes so_me
<br />would ID1:1Uda a 'tJla)Ortly.of 'to Grand JuneUon UllQ1f. It
<br />the preaelll: 'Wa.ter company ,Is a. htrhly succest!M and
<br />dlrectON:. . e!l1cJent ,0pn'9.t1on, he con~
<br />eluded.
<br />. - - J Likewise, the Trl-County
<br />Water District in UIEl Delta~
<br />Mi. ">>Jtt... ..~__ ....--. Montrose nt'ea I1tlppHes wab&r
<br />AI I "'('V-"p( ....~.. to a huge part or tha.t coun-
<br />"tsa try. 'Ibere are many others
<br />aqft"'l"lW throughOut the state,lncluillq
<br />-..,.. 1n the Detrter area.
<br />, The' Durango attorney
<br />, warDed of another Important
<br />; aspect of the need for \Ul1ty
<br />amonc the Doloru Project's
<br />:, ma.riy pooples and - otgan!i-
<br />. adona:
<br />11 the prOblems and dif.
<br />ferences aren't solved In the
<br />Immediate futUre over tile-
<br />Dolores Pro)ect, Maynes said,
<br />there is every possibll1ty that
<br />support from both state and
<br />federal source,s wlU be with-
<br />'drawn and. tbe amountofwater
<br />now authorized (as well as
<br />the funds)' would go to other
<br />projects, wilb the West Dlvide
<br />Project, near Rifle and the
<br />oUed shale lands most UkilI,.
<br />to get the Dolores allotment.,
<br />SInce the water resources
<br />of !be, Colorado River J.r.
<br />already completely promised,
<br />there would be no way 1n
<br />whieh the Dolmes Projerl
<br />could be revived if the w:lt<lr
<br />allotment were taken 3Wll)'.
<br />The upper Colorado mver
<br />is obUgaUld to let a certain
<br />spoclfted amount of water go
<br />down to' the Lowe:r Basin
<br />states, and tills means that
<br />each feeder river wal-ershed
<br />into the Colorado Is obligated
<br />to prarida tts ahare to ensure
<br />the obil(lltlons for the enlIre
<br />Colorado River w1Ji be met.
<br />Maynes added another note
<br />of warning:
<br />The people oJ the DanV(!l'
<br />and Front Range metropoUtan
<br />areas are already looking at
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<br />11 the Montezutn_:l Water Co.
<br />, goes ahead with Hs present
<br />piau of staytng a S9ptlt'&t8
<br />organization a.nd, turther,
<br />g085 ahead With Its plan to
<br />buy 800 abares 01 Montezuma
<br />Valley lrript1rin' CO. water
<br />llmount1ng to some 10 cubiC
<br />feat per second Of water, it
<br />Will adversely affect the cost.
<br />bene1:lt ratio tor the !>o1ores
<br />RlvllI' ProJect, Maynes -ex~
<br />platned:, bfwause the, water
<br />epmpany' tlKln WO\lldD't ba -a _
<br />customer terUle Dolores Pro~
<br />jeet water. A meetln,g of
<br />MVI aM MWC 18 set
<br />tomorrow.
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