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Special Service District

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Sanpete County Water Conservancy District

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Sanpete County Water Conservancy District Board

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approved minutes of June 9 2026 approved on July 14, 2026

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

June 9, 2026 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

June 9, 2026 08:36 PM

Description/Agenda

SANPETE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustees Jay Olsen Matthew Palmer Justin Jackson Wade Eliason McCrae Christiansen Stanford Jensen Scott Bartholomew PUBLIC MEETING Board of Trustees Meeting Date: June 9, 2026 Time: 6:30 PM Location: 520 North 100 East, Manti, Utah Meeting Minutes Present were: Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew. Also present were Ben M with Hansen, Allen, and Luce Engineering, Tod Beesley with Twin Creek Irr. Co., Brian Miller with Cottonwood Gooseberry irrigation, Justin Tang with Wai AI , Amanda Olson, and Kristine Oxman. Absent: Matt Palmer Welcome and Roll Call- Chair Jay Olsen called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. A roll call was conducted, and a quorum of the Board was present. Approval of Minutes- The Minutes of the May 12, 2026, meeting was reviewed by the board. Justin Jackson made a motion to approve the minutes. Scott Bartholomew seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Financial Report- The board reviewed the bills. A motion was made by Scott Bartholomew to approve the bills. Wade Eliason seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Project Updates - Discussion and possible action regarding standards and criteria for project ranking- No updates at this time - Current projects- No updates at this time - New applications received- No new applications submitted Todd Beesley with Twin Creek irrigation was present and talks about a project that they will be submitting. Their engineers have written up a proposal and may have already given it to Brian Andrews. Todd explained the project is to replace an open cement ditch. The board agrees that it looks like a good project that needs to be completed. The board asks some questions and would like a better understanding of what materials will be used and why they have chosen to use concrete pipe. Once the project has been submitted and reviewed it will be ranked. Brian Miller with Cottonwood Gooseberry irrigation co/ Fairview lakes, was present and expressed the need for measuring devices along the creek and asked if the conservancy district could help with the cost of engineering design. The board had a discussion on where these measuring devices would be needed. There may be some collaboration that will need to be considered with the conservancy district and their irrigation co. if the Narrows project goes forward. But regardless, some measuring devices would be beneficial. The board can see the need for this project. The board told Brian Miller to go ahead and talk to an engineering firm and get a proposal together and submit for our project ranking. - Status of the District's change applications- The board doesn't anticipate hearing anything until after the session ends. - Monitoring of change application- Ben from Hansen Allen and Luce shows talks about the applications that have been filed on. The district would like more information on the Monroe application, but they are good with protesting all the other applications that have been discussed. Outreach and Education - Discussion- Justin Jackson stated that by July we need to start deciding what topics we want to have present at our education day. He asks the other board members to think and come up with ideas of topics and presenters that we should have present at our next meeting. Narrows- Jay Olsen gives a quick update on what has been happening in regard to the narrows. The board is waiting for a response from NEPA, there was an on-site tour with some of the state agencies. Brian had a meeting with the department of water resources and provided them with documents including the EIS studies. Jay, Scott, and Wade meet with the Corps of Engineers and they feel like they are willing to work with them. The board is still working on getting a firm to work with the wetlands. Other Business / Public Comment - Public comment limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. (No action will be taken on matters raised during public comment unless properly noticed on a future agenda.) Public comment was received from the following individuals; Ben, from Hansen Allen and Luce, was present and talked about the ground water study draft. The board asks him to see if they can fine tune it to different watersheds. The study should be completed by this fall. The board suggests that maybe they should include a report on the ground water study for the WET day. Jay also stated that we should also have a presentation for the commissioner and Mayors. Justin Tang with Wai AI, would like the board to know that they have an AI business offering water information, reports, and data available and would like some feedback from the board. Stan gives him his email and will be willing to give him some feedback. Closed Session Consideration and possible action on a motion to enter a Closed Session pursuant to Utah Code § 52-4-205(1)(c) and (d) for: - A strategy session regarding pending or reasonably imminent litigation; and - Discussion of the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property where public discussion would disclose the district's negotiation strategy. Scott Bartholomew made a motion at 7:50 PM to go into Closed Session pursuant to Utah Code §52-4-205(1)(c) and (d) for a strategy session regarding pending or reasonably imminent litigation, and the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property where public discussion would disclose the district's negotiation strategy. Inviting Ben with Hansen Allen and Luce to stay. The motion was seconded by Wade Eliason, and the motion passed unanimously, Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting aloud in favor of the motion. Stanford Jensen made a motion at 8:34 PM to go out of the executive session with no action taken. Justin Jackson seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting aloud in favor of the motion. Adjournment at 8:36 PM Next Scheduled Meeting: July 14, 2026

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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Board members Stanford Jensen- McCrae Christiansen- Justin Jackson- Scott Bartholomew - Wade Eliason- Matt Palmer- Jay Olsen- Chairman Board email- Sanpetewcd@gmail.com

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Meeting Location

520 South 100 East
Manti, UT 84642
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July 15, 2026 06:48 PM

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