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Special Service District

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Sanpete County Water Conservancy District

Public Body

Sanpete County Water Conservancy District Board

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approved minutes for 10-14-25 approved on 11-11-25

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

October 14, 2025 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

October 14, 2025 08:00 PM

Description/Agenda

SANPETE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT BOARD of TRUSTEES Jay Olsen Matthew Palmer Justin Jackson Wade Eliason McCrae Christiansen Stanford Jensen Scott Bartholomew Meeting For October 14, 2025 6:30 P.M. Present were: Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, and Scott Bartholomew. Welcome- Jay Olsen called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Approval of the September 9, 2025, minutes- The Minutes of the September 9, 2025, meeting were reviewed by the board. Justine Jackson made a motion to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Wade Eliason, and it passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in favor. Approve payment of outstanding bills- The board reviewed the bills. A motion was made by Scott Bartholomew to approve the bills. McCrae Christiansen seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. Intent for the 2025-2026 cloud seeding season- Justin Jackson informed the board on the current status and new developments in the cloud seeding program that were discussed at the meeting he attended. He stated that Utah leads the nation in cloud seeding operations. Discussion included public misconceptions, the safety of silver iodide, and upcoming technology from Rainmaker (parent company of National Atmospheric Weather Consultants). Utah will pilot drone-based cloud seeding this winter-six drones capable of operating up to 15,000 ft, seeding under three times more conditions. FAA approval is pending. Sanpete County is expected to participate in the future, pending funding and data collection. He stated that we will have Rainmaker come and give a presentation at the water conference on November 6. The board approved the secretary to send a response of intent to participate in the 2025-2026 cloud seeding season. Huntington Cleveland Irrigation contract review and approval- The contract remains under review by the Utah Division of Water Resources. The 10% clause is causing some concern on their part. It may be adjusted to 5%. The Board's goal is to ensure no financial liability for the district. Update on current projects and any new applications- No major updates from Brian on current projects. Change Application monitored and update- The board mentioned two more change applications that they would like Brian to look into, which were in the paper (Dyreng Farms), transferring canal rights to well rights in the Mayfield area. Consensus that all applications in the entire county drainage should be reviewed, not just the valley area. Brian will be notified to expand his review scope. The Board reaffirmed support for ongoing protests of questionable applications to preserve standing in future water rights matters. Our change application status- We will know more after November 4, 2025 Carbon hearing to the agenda, November 4, @ 8:30- We have a court hearing on November 4, 2025. Any board members who can attend are encouraged to come. Wet Day planning and update- The Water Education Training (WET) is coming up on November 6. Justin discussed final plans and assignments. District Web Page- Brian Andrews was going to follow up with Soter and Associates. We will have him report next meeting. Other Business- No other business. Closed session UCA 52-4-205(1)(c )) (UCA 52-4-205(1)(d)(i)(ii)- McCrae Christiansen made a motion at 7:30 PM to go into closed executive session to discuss litigation and land. Scott Bartholomew seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. McCrae Christiansen made a motion to go out of the executive session with no action taken at 7:42 PM. The motion was seconded by Scott Bartholomew, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. Next meeting scheduled for November 11, 2025- It was discussed whether we would keep the meeting as scheduled due to it falling on Veterans' Day. The meeting will be held as scheduled. The meeting is adjourned at 8:05 PM

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Kristine Oxman 435-851-6772

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Other Information

Board members email Stanford Jensen- jensen.stanford@gmail.com McCrae Christiansen- christiansenfarmsmanti@gmail.com Justin Jackson- jkjbngroovy@gmail.com Scott Bartholomew - scott@gtelco.net Wade Eliason- wadeeliason5@gmail.com Matt Plamer- matt.palmer@usu.edu Jay Olsen- keskoranch@gmail.com

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Meeting Location

520 North 100 East USU Extension Sanpete County Office
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Manti, UT 84642
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November 12, 2025 05:35 PM

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November 12, 2025 05:35 PM

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