SANPETE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
BOARD of TRUSTEES
Jay Olsen
Matthew Palmer
Justin Jackson
Wade Eliason
McCrae Christiansen
Stanford Jensen
Scott Bartholomew
Minutes
For
June 10, 2025
6:30 P.M.
Present were: McCrae Christiansen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, Wade Eliason, and Stanford Jensen. Also present were Brian Andrews with Hansen Allen, Luce Tom Day with Devils Pass Water Co., and Randy Strate with Horseshoe Irrigation.
Welcome- by Stanford Jensen
Approve payment of outstanding bills- The board reviewed the bills. A motion was made by Wade Eliason to approve the bills. Justin Jackson seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously, with McCrae Christiansen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, Wade Eliason, and Stanford Jensen each voting by name in the affirmative.
Approval of the May 13, 2025, minutes- The Minutes of the May 13, 2025, meeting were reviewed by the board. Scott Bartholomew made a motion to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Wade Eliason and the motion passed unanimously with McCrae Christiansen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, Wade Eliason, and Stanford Jensen each voting by name in the affirmative.
Update on current projects and any new applications- Randy Strate with Horseshoe irrigation reported that their pipeline replacement project has been completed and has been paid for by Central Utah Water Conservancy District and Ag Optimization. There PL566 is still moving but very slowly. The filed document will go to the state NRCS Friday, with a 2-week review then to the NRCS in Washington for final approval then they can submit for design. They are concerned with federal funding with how much has been allocated to the funding and how long it is taking. They are hoping they will put more money into the farm bill.
Tom Day reported that the Devils Pass application was approved by water optimization and they will be contacting him within the next couple of weeks. Brian said to send the approval to him so he can update his ranking.
Change Application update- Since May 1st 8 applications have been filed 7 of them are small and he didn't see anything that would concern the district. The other one of them the board reviews and decides that it is not one that is a concern for the board at this time.
Groundwater study- Brian Andrews asks the board if they would like to include the cities in the groundwater study at this time. The board decided that they did not want to at this time, as they feel that the cities already have data available. Brian will be getting data from Kate Baustian with UGS (Utah Geological Survey) as soon as that is available.
Legislation language update- No information at this time. Brian Andrews cautioned the board regarding changing the legislated language. Sometimes the language gets changed to benefit the developers and not help the Irrigation Companies.
Other Business- No other business at this time.
Next meeting: July 8, 2025
The meeting is adjourned at 8:15 PM
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