next year.
Fen looks good after being
inundated all summer
The Overland Board
will be conducting an upper ditch tour to determine
the work to be
scheduled for 2008 fall maintenance.
All shareholders are
invited to join the board on August 27th,
9:00 AM at the Julian
intersection of Stevens Gulch Road.
Come spend part of a
day learning more about how the
Overland system
delivers your water.
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If
you lease or rent your water to another user
please
provide written notification to Pam Klaseen
so
the proper water can be diverted.
Note -
September 3rd Board Meeting will be at
4:00 PM
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OVERLAND DITCH & RESERVOIR COMPANY
Board of Directors Meeting
August 6, 2008
D R A F
T
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at
6:06 p.m. by President Howe. Directors in
attendance were Tom Howe, Reg Cridler, Phil Ceriani,
Naomi Kasper and Bryan Klaseen. Shareholders Ray
Marvel and Dave Kuntz, Operations Manager Bob
Church, Ditch Rider Bill Stahl and
Secretary/Treasurer Pam Klaseen were also in
attendance.
PRESENTATION OF AGENDA
Reg
asked to add special board meeting to New Business
and Bryan added the parshall on Oak Mesa to the
Ditch Report.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Bryan made the motion to accept the minutes as
published, seconded by Naomi. Motion passed with
all in favor.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Pam
passed out July check detail, year-to-date P&L, and
July P&L with account balances and bills presented
for payment. There was discussion about making a
call soon. Reg made the motion to accept the
Treasurer’s Report as presented, seconded by Phil.
Motion passed with all in favor.
DITCH REPORT
Bob
reviewed July and some of the work that had been
done by Rundle. There was discussion about the
water run. Steve Tuck has calculated that if we
take 65’ out of the reservoir we will be out of
water on Sept. 8th and if we take 70’ we
will be out of water on Sept. 5th. It
was decided to run however much water it takes to
keep 50’ coming onto the mesa. Bill was instructed
to keep close watch on the satellite. We will
likely shut down the reservoir on Sept. 5th.
There will be a ditch tour on August 27th
for board members and shareholders to determine what
needs to be done this fall.
Steve Tuck has requested that some work be done on
the Oak Mesa box. After discussion, Bob and Bill
were instructed to make a “quick” fix for now and
further work will be done this fall.
COMMITTEE REPORT
Redlands Mesa Ditch Management Plan. Phil said
that most of the report was complete and should be
finished by September. He also said there are
grants available for additional satellite boxes at
Oak Mesa and West Hubbard. There is a monthly fee
of $100 while water is running but the State might
help pay for the Oak Mesa parshall. Phil will check
into the availability of these grants. Phil
mentioned some DARCA workshops that are coming up
and might be of interest to the board.
OLD
BUSINESS
Reg
said that the cabin permit is for 10 acres and
should be ˝ acre. We are still waiting for a
meeting with the Forest Service at the cabin for a
current appraisal.
Regarding the Forest Service vs. the EPA, Tom is
pushing Bruce Marvin to move on everything that we
can.
Tom
has met with Jason Ward regarding the Dam Emergency
Action Plan. The plan does cover both dams but
needs to be updated.
Tom
is meeting with the BLM regarding a mini-hydro
project. They don’t have any real problem; it just
takes a lot of time. Tom has written an overview
and has written a letter to the homeowner, Kathleen
Smith that owns the property at the bottom. The
board had the opportunity to review that letter by
e-mail and Tom was instructed to go ahead and mail
it.
NEW
BUSINESS
Reg
reported on a meeting on the ditch with Steve Tuck,
Reg, Bryan, Bob and Bill to look at some problem
areas. There was discussion about who the water
commissioners should be talking to and the problem
of shareholders talking to the water commissioners.
Tom will write a letter to the water commissioners
asking them to direct inquiries from shareholders to
the board.
SHAREHOLDER CONCERNS
Dave Kuntz asked about keeping the ditch from
overflowing. Steve Tuck had pulled some boards
after a rain event and there had been a special
meeting called so he could meet with the board and
explain what he had done and why and also how to
pressurize the ditch. There was discussion with one
solution being offered to use pressure gates.
BOARD CONCERNS
Phil said that the Roatcap parshall was going to be
reset this fall. Steve still doesn’t like it. He
also mentioned that Steve had locked a couple of
gates.
Reg
made the motion to purchase fiberglass chainsaw
chaps, seconded by Phil. Motion passed with all in
favor.
ADJOURNMENT
Bryan made the motion to adjourn, seconded by
Naomi. Meeting was adjourned at 7:44 p.m.
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Pamela Klaseen, Secretary
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