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<br />MAY 201974
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<br />COLO. WATER
<br />CONSERVATION BOARD
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<br />Merger offers no benefits at this time: MW(:
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<br />Duranro. who presEll:lted. tb~
<br />same proposal as conwned~
<br />the re.soluUtm by tlle DWeD
<br />After cartdUl conslderati
<br />MWC .infQrmod DWCD t/I
<br />they wf;lre ofl'er1ng nQ do.!-rlu.
<br />lte advantages at this Urn
<br />The DWeD owns no llbso1
<br />lights which MWC vitaU
<br />needs to Se-rve the pUb)leneed
<br />until 8 reservoir can be con~
<br />~truc!ed from wh\.eh wllt.n
<br />could be del1vered. OWeD
<br />wtllltvo J.,1:WC tlodefinJte cost
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<br />Montezuma WatQr Co.~ In
<br />response to :I. recent merger
<br />lI1"opOsal made by the Dolores
<br />Water ConservaQcy D1strtct,
<br />said that the plan was sImilar
<br />t(! 011$ ma.o.e e.arller and that
<br />sucb a rnert'"(!r offers DO de~.
<br />nnUe advantages a.t th1s time.
<br />Last .w"-ek 8 merger had
<br />been :proposad of tM DWeD
<br />:and I;ful M\;ntazuma Water Co,
<br />In a resol\itloll, the ooard or
<br />11rectors o~ -OWeD made an
<br />open proposal ~o the water
<br />c:<lm~any for the merger, cit-
<br />Jng' the bene1its t)! sucb (I
<br />merger ~o tile stockholders
<br />. of both Ol;'lt.anizat1ons.
<br />The s~tem9llt issued by the
<br />eomlllury 1s as follows:
<br />"The llO:l.rd of directors Of
<br />tbe Monte:::.'Jm3W3terCo.weI4
<br />COllIes coI~5iderlltior.s of the
<br />l'9&01tit1on horn ~he Dolores
<br />Water Cor"~.:n'ancy District
<br />"ateel M :I,' 2. W" trust that
<br />the- resolutloll svmboLiZ<as the
<br />'bll(lnni:lg Of lniproved CO!1l-
<br />munic~t;ol~S :;;:1d i:oop'1'rat1on
<br />between lr._. t".yoQr::;aniz:JtiofiS.
<br />!r.;."o:13var, "",c:~u.'Se D~ the Im-
<br />f:n,o.x{" '.1: <I structur-JJ
<br />-:hat\<::<, s'.c.':, "5 .~ r.ier~er, 'fE1e
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<br />board Of directors are Obliged
<br />to. brlng the QuesUoll of mer4
<br />Ifer before the membersh:lp Df
<br />our COlorado Non-Prof1tCor_
<br />poraUon a! 21l annual maetitIC.
<br />We want to emphasize that we
<br />wUl always bG wUllng tn tbe
<br />fUture to consIder Ideas rais-
<br />ed by U\e DWCD as wen as
<br />those from other organ,tz.-
<br />lions.
<br />"On January 3, the board'
<br />of directors of MWC met wHit
<br />Sam Maynes, Boattornay!rom
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<br />of water either raw or tre;!i-
<br />ed, at a (loint useable by
<br />r.fWC.
<br />"The resolution states tnat
<br />the merger would result In
<br />lower water rates, Questim~1
<br />How? Would taxes be higher
<br />to compensate (or 10-#0.
<br />rates? The t<IX isSue is hkh-
<br />If debatable, True, tbeDW("n
<br />could Obtain g:r:ant moui":'!:
<br />under certain <:ol1dIt1ol1s. fJUt
<br />with what contrQls by U'>O!'
<br />,":rantlng llgencY'l The MWC
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<br />l'Iad had no gre:lt diff1eu1tyobw
<br />trom"g- f1w9-nces through
<br />F:n'rrH'-rs Home Admlnistrlil-
<br />t"',)~ t,) d..to Would themem-
<br />b"'l';;htp ot J.rw(' lose wntl'111
<br />l)f tll!' compiUlJ-" if mergedwHh
<br />lJWeD? Is th~ li;l.me of tbe
<br />gams control, If so, controIot
<br />,"'H,t at!o P}' whom? Lets see
<br />t~;:o tfne prillt, Jets publisb aU
<br />t:,.;;> fl\ds 1:'n aU t\! read. A
<br />~q;:!oJjJI wllter auth('>rHYWlder
<br />t'he control of tbe re61dellts of
<br />tlH! Monl:",Jo:res area seems
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<br />bighly ~esttable~ but is it tSe-
<br />slrable under the control of
<br />others? The recent fuel short-
<br />age shoUld have taught us
<br />something-.
<br />tMontezuma Water Co. elUl.
<br />and has tr:Ied to serve the
<br />domestic water needs ofaD)'w
<br />one In the Montelores area who
<br />bas made applJcatlon forser-
<br />vics. MWCsl:arfedwlthpump_
<br />ing wster trom wells In 19&'1.
<br />servJng 686 members. In 1971
<br />the ~omp&n)' acquIred 1/2
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<br />c.f,s. at dlrec:t fiow prlorlt}'
<br />X"o, 16. The tOWIl of Dolores
<br />is t're:dlng this water tor the
<br />eomp3ny.
<br />"The comp:my has 1 c,f.s.
<br />absol\1te atld 3 c.t.s. (;,)ndltlon-
<br />at priority date 1973. AonVC
<br />has th", purcb~se ot an addi-
<br />tional 1/2 c.f.s. of priority
<br />No. 1'1 and a prellmlnary nI.
<br />ing tor storage In \111#01'
<br />courts at l:bis lime. Tho
<br />coropilonY Is also III the pro-
<br />cess of purchasing 10 c.f.s"
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<br />OHicial lists merger advantages
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<br />Construction of tile Dolores:
<br />River Pr'Ojed. merging Of the
<br />Dolores Water Conservancy
<br />Dtstdct and th? Montet:um-a
<br />Water Co. and any otber co--
<br />ordin:lwd actlo:lS along the
<br />rf';er woo't in any way harm
<br />all}' group along the river,
<br />an attorl:tey im;~sb~l~ today.
<br />Sam Maynt"$, :>!to;,;-ney tOI'
<br />'!i1>:l Sl)l.lfuW'2c;::t,,"~'! ColoradO
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<br />Water Conservation Board.
<br />told \be Cortez Sent1DE!!l last
<br />week thattberEiyouldbede~
<br />l~ly large ra.dvantag'es tor tllfl
<br />Dolores water dlstrlct, a ptg)-
<br />lIc entity, and tllo w~ter COJ'(l-
<br />pany, 1l. non~prom rural
<br />dom@sUc W:l.Wr supply t'lt'IlI,
<br />to marge.
<br />In ~t, he S-1\1d, cooperal1olJ
<br />from aU Ule o:rg-an1zat1a.'1s In-
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<br />tere5te<! in water wouldresuJt
<br />In better chances (or con:.
<br />~t1on of the $90 mUUon
<br />Dolores River t'roj~ct II-Md\-
<br />red ;}nd big benefits for
<br />ew-ryoue.
<br />M:l-:l'lIes cltod the bet that
<br />"Dil" ClnS organ!Z:lUon, nor all
<br />of die or:ra1'-.l7;il.tl"os a lOf\!l; t.Jow-
<br />Polor.;!!> RIve;,;- ';\,';.1 ~:rsM_d t<a.-"
<br />an.y W'.1-y ',H an to :ra~sii $[!f1
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<br />mIllton" to buUd a project
<br />like the DoloTes plan.
<br />Dut. t:e contIuued, the
<br />_Dolores :Rlwr Project would
<br />hi?- Cl.ll$nced eJghty per cent
<br />b\' revenues !tom power soW
<br />j~ Colornc!o t<-tv'tl' bydroelec..
<br />tt':" symms sl1ch ;3.'; Glen
<br />C";wYOu n1-m, l'lerefore Jr--
<br />7"-:"''''"_': wo"ld get l!. !t,.s.~
<br />~:.~,:~-- . ,,;y-:;t:m and wo~l~n.'t
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<br />have to pay beyond their ab-
<br />ility tel PAy, wbile Users tor
<br />domestic and industrial pu:r-
<br />poses would get water at a
<br />good, rellM)l;l3.ble cost and that
<br />would pay for itself.
<br />lie stressed that the mer.
<br />ging of the ....1l-ter company
<br />into tbe water dfstrict, which
<br />is bi>>.ng protested by SORle
<br />(sac water company answor
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<br />in tOday's Cortez SenUnel)
<br />wouldn't harm the watercom~
<br />pany's .functions or future in
<br />any way.
<br />As ouWJled in tbe resol-
<br />ution puQUshed last wl:!;ek by
<br />the Dolores Water IJ:flOtrlct,
<br />the attorney s:tld tlv.: 'advan-
<br />tages of me-riing incl1.:dl?:
<br />(Continued on PRg~ 2)
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<br />ot domestic water from ,v;vI
<br />at this Urne. Th1s w\lIter W;J.~
<br />o!tarad to DWeD on lie !"<.mEl
<br />terms but t:l1e).' did not Pl:r'~
<br />chase- U.
<br />"MWC ls closin, an
<br />$800,000 improvement 1<la,'1
<br />and wlIl lie servin: 1198 to
<br />1400 usor8 In tbe fle;lr future-..
<br />"The compllIlyfs aIso\Vork-
<br />Jng with some 125 potential \\s-
<br />.ers in fhe Sl1lllmH Rldgell-:rea.
<br />Ineldentalty, these 'Users arB
<br />Dot Jn the boUoduies of thB
<br />DWCD lit thl.s tlme.
<br />uThe Montezuma WatetCo.
<br />has tried to work l\"ith the
<br />Dolor~s Water Cons~rv:anc-Y
<br />DlstrJet. On Dfcember 14,
<br />1971 thr~e m~mbel'fI ofDWeD
<br />and three represtlntative5 of
<br />Bureau of Reclamation met
<br />wtth MWC board. TheDu:r'!311
<br />or ReetamaUon was askee to
<br />conSider water supply \:;>
<br />river. and Indlcated they \,'(l'..ld
<br />do so and fll!orm ~!WC d
<br />their findings. As or {l1!S
<br />d~te nO word of sl.U'n ftni\i~,~~~
<br />has heen received by ,c
<br />MWC~
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