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If we are
really good,
and promise
with all our
laws not to
mess up...then
maybe we can
zoom 65 soon
Story on Page .10
The Town of Norwood
had applied for a $100,
000 grant through the De-
partment of Local Affairs
for emergency repairs to
Gurley Reservoir.
The grant money, if ap-
proved, will be used to
make early, emergency re-
pairs to the reservoir in
order for some water stor-
age for this summer, ac-
cording to Dan Noble,
who was instrumental in
applying for the grant.
"We should know within a
week to ten days whether
it is approved," he said.
The water would be pri-
marily for consumption by
the Town of Norwood and
Wrights-Mesa; but more
importantly, water will be
available for fire protec-
tion. An added benefit is,
Hunting
regulations
are up for
discussion
The Division of Wildlife
will hold a public meeting
on Wednesday February 18
at 7 p.m. in the Nucla
Moose Lodge. Everyone
interested is urged to at-
tend and provide input
concerning regulations and
management of deer, elk,
and antelope in Units 60,
6 I, 62, and 70.
Future hunting, regula-
tions, and management of
those units will be discus-
sed and the DOW requests
that all those interested be
sure to attend.
• Anti-drug poster wlnners/7
• Norwood ponders pool pledge / I0
• Relief fund set for Scogglns/2
• Red Keeton obituary Inside/6
• School Board seats llsted/7
if the reservoir is even par-
tially filled, there will be
water for irrigation pur-
poses.
By making emergency
repairs to Gurley this
spring it will give the
Farmers' Water Develop-
NorWood player's
talent helped
spark unruly
rivalry at
Telluride...Miners
may have won
had he not
moved from there...
Story on page:8
Representatives from
Naturita, Nucla and Mont-
rose County met with the
director of the State Water
Conservation Board on
February 4 to discuss the
water rights Umetco Min-
erals has designated to the
State in the consent decree
for clean-up at the Uravan
site.
John Vanderpool, Nucla
Councilman, said the
water rights in question
are for 50.55 cubic feet
per second off the Johns-
ton Ditch, these consum-
tive water rights; and 240
cubic feet per second non-
consumtive, power rights.
Bill McDonald, director
of the Water Conservation
Board, told the group the
status of the water rights
will be determined and
then be negotiated with
the three entities.
Vanderpool said that
the informal meeting end-
ed with the State "agree-
ing to agree," to sign an a-
greement with the Town
of Naturita and Nucla and
with Montrose Countythat,
after the remedial action
at Umetco's mill site and
ment "some breathing the feasibility study. We
space for complete re- plan to do some remedial
pairs," said Roy Davis, repairs during that time
president of the organiza- (while the study is being
tion. Those repairs will not completed), and the engi-
be made before fall of this neering plans will probably
year. take two or three months.
"We're still waiting for So it would be fall before
storage areas in Uravan has
been completed, the water
rights which will be desig-
nated to the state will not
be moved off the river
without the consent of the
three entities involved.
At the meeting were
Vanderpool, Paul Woods,
Sue Watt, and Dale
Williams representing
Nucla; Fred Bellmire,
Frank Bell, Darrell Bell
and Marg Pottorff for
Naturita; Ken Neesham for
Montrose County; John
deKoevend who attended
in the interest of the West
End Agricultural Develop.
ment; and Dan Noble who
is a trustee from the State
in the water issue. A
second trustee is Earl
Shortridge, for Umetco.
The Town of Nucla is
still requesting a third
trustee be appointed to
represent the two town's
and the county's interests.
Vanderpool said, "Our ini-
tial concerns were that
(Water Conservation)
Board has the right, once
they have the water rights,
to convey, sell, or transfer
those rights. They've
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full repairs could begin,"
Davis said.
In the meantime, the
Town of Norwood has
taken steps to insure a sup-
ply of water for resdential
use and for fire protection
this summer.
agreed now to work out an
agreement with the three
entities."
"1 feel if, it isn't straight.
ened out now, who's going
to remember 12 or 17
years down the line."
The actual agreement
has not been fully formu-
lated yet but will give the
towns and county first
right of refusal of the
water rights if and when
the State releases them.
Q
Ben Nighthorsa Camp-
bell, Colorado's represent-
ative in the Third Congres-
sional District, will be
guest speaker at the Nucla
Chamber of Commerce an-
nual.banquet on March 13.
The banquet will be
held at the Nucla Moose
Lodge. Cocktails are at 6
p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. The
banquet is open to the
public, as well as to memb-
ers, with dinner at $8 per
plate, a $25 business
membership for 1987 is
paid by March 13, one free
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dinner at the banquet will
be offered to the member.
During the banquet the
annual "Grouch of the
Year" award will be pre-
santed and officers for
1987 will be installed.
There will be door prizes
given away during the
evening.
A dance will follow the
dinner, $5 per couple, $3
single, with music by Dave
Fetherston and Night
Shift.
For more information
call 864-2262.
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