WSP04599

• File Number: 8278.200
• Description: Title I - Wellton-Mohawk
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1978
• Author: WM I&DD
• Title: Wellton-Mowhawk Irrigation and Drainage District - District Overview
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Burt',HI of Ht'daml'ltion. U. of A Ag-ricultural Extt.nsioll St'n:ice to
furtht'r ttw SHeD pro~rarn.

WEED D1STHICT

Tht.n. I.. a Wt'lhon-:\11,hawk :Soxious Wt"I'd Distnct, authorized
undN ;-;talt. lay, Tht. Wh'(j distric:t t"mploys an inspt"l'lor; farms an'
insp"I'lt.d IIIr ....,.,.,t... and tht. farlller i.. ht'lped hy tht' in..pt"{'lor, who
puillls out wht'n' llo.'lioIlS \\.....ds art' g-rowin.: and n:roIllTIlt'nds runtrol.
Farmer-;; (,oopt'ratt. well.

Tht' n~..l 01 thi.. worthwhtl.. work is "nly l)t-ollnit"" pN aCT(- It'vit-d
OH'r tlw t'ntin' <H'-a within its It'~<ll houndarit,.., and ('oll."(''''-d 011 the
tax "'lfnil,tr to t ht. sl'hnol dist ricLs.

This lrnJ:"atiolllh..trict I'lls" ha.. an t>xtt'nsin' wt"!;,d l'Olltrol Jlro~ram,
hoth hy burll1l1g- and hy t'h(-mil'al. to kt'f'P ....l"!;.ds 11l1dN control nn canEd
hank,.; and orh.'r righl.s.(lf......av.

TELEVISIOS THA~SLATOR

Telt"vision Tl-C'l'ption in thi... Di..lril.t llot Iwing th.. h..st, tht. Hoard
of I)in"{'to~ Oil April 6. 1976 onlt'rt'fl an inH.stigation and a eost estimatt>
to II(" mad,. 10 dl:'tNmilll' th(- ft>asihility' 01 a translator, A It>tter was
st'nl oul with power hill.. tn d..tNmi11t' mtNt.st. Thp(l' wer.. 175 affirma-
tive and no IWJ:"ativt> rt'SI)(lnSl~. Alling with hallots for t>lt'l'tion of dirt'{'.
tor~ on Non'mht'r !J, l!1i6. the landowners wI'n' prl'St'ntl'd with Proposi-
tion No.1 y,'hirh stated that a translator t'Ould Iw in!'ltalll.o for five
('hannt'l.. at a ('ost of $oliO,nUllo .$(O,IHO. 10 ht' alllortil....d in thn't> years,
and Ihat operation and rnainlt'llanCl' ('ost... would 1)(> $5 to $10 per
conSlllllN pt~r year. The Hlle Wll.S. 71'1 in favor and 1:J not in favor. Th",
Hoard Illllh'lri/.t'd Cfmstruction.
Tbt. Ih..tril'l appllt'll 10 thl' Ft'(lt'ral ('ollllllllni('atiol\s Commission
for a lin'IlS(' to (lilt'rall' and 10 tilt' Btln'llu of I.and '-tanagenwnt for
!in'llst' 10 huild ollth.'(,ila '-fountains adjart'III to 'I't-It'/n'aph Pas,; along
with IlUllll'r"u,; otht'( exi,;tlllj:: il\slaIJatlon~, ~lIdl applinllions llrt' very
frl1~lratlll.e: and lin1l' n'tluirt'll for is."lIt. of Iin.nw s.'('ms lllllW{'t'....sarily
IOIlj::.

Anotht"T I(,ttl'r 1\('n1 0111 with PIlWN hills in .January 19i'H advh,ing
what antennas and olhl'r equipmPllt would ht' (t"quired.

A tdl"vision transllllor i... Il tt'levision r{'l'pin'r and transmittt>r uSt"d
prllnarily' to pro\'idl" tpll>\'ision con'rag... to art>a... without adequatf' tel",-
\'i.sion St'r...il'(' from ('ommenial stlttion!'l.

Tht, trAlIslator rt'(:('i\'{~ tt>!p\i...ioll signals from an existing station,
chanj::t'S or "[Tan,;lat~" thl" siJ:"nal.. lCJ an unuSt"d ehannd lin thl' Dis-
trict',; applinltioll channels 61, 6:3. 6,,), 67 and 69), amplifies and thl'n

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