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<br />l-- <br /> <br />,4- 7\1 ' <br />c;- (h/~"2.4 i <br />AuGUST 1987 .frD/. <br /> <br />DWCD NEtVSLETTER <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Project water comes to dry land via center pivot and side roll <br /> <br />PETITIO. HEARI.G & LAWSUIT <br /> <br />A decisive step in the process <br />of allocation of project <br />water to Dolores Project <br />farmers was finalized the <br />evening of July 7th, 1987 <br />when approximately 60 potential <br />irrigators attended a hearing <br />held by the Board of Directors <br />of the Dolores Wa ter Conservancy <br />District. The purpose of <br />the hearing was to allocate <br />water to landowners in the <br />full service area who had <br />petitioned for water in the <br />late 1970's. <br />41 farmers, including <br />11 who stated they wanted <br />the water, but with more <br />subsidy, objected to their <br />petitions being accepted <br />by the Board. The most often <br />stated objections were the <br />presently depressed farm <br />economy and retired landowners <br />who are now to old to develop <br />irrigation. <br /> <br />DWCD BOARD ACTS IN BEST INTEREST <br />OF DISTRICT <br />At the conclusion of the <br />hearing the Board voted unani- <br />mously that it was in the <br />best interest of the District <br /> <br />(specifically the full service <br />area as a whole) to accept <br />all petitions. Therefore <br />all blocks of irrigated lands <br />as configured by the Bureau <br />of Reclamation, remain intact. <br />This assures all farmers <br />that the most efficient and <br />economical land will continue <br />to be served. It keeps the <br />estimated operation and main- <br />tenance cost from further <br />escalating. It assures buyers <br />of land that they will still <br />receive their promised water. <br />It verifies to the Administration <br />and Congress that the District <br />and the farmers remain committed <br />to completion of the entire <br />project. <br /> <br />HOLLEN GROUP FILES LAWSUIT <br />The Board of Directors were <br />served a summons at their <br />regular meeting August 13th <br />by a group representing 15 <br />of the 172 landownerships <br />in the "full service" area <br />of the Project. The lawsuit <br />seeks to have their water <br />contract declared void, the <br />water conservancy district <br />act declared unconstitutional <br />and calls for a new District/- <br />Government repayment election. <br />