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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 the 9-8-26 approved on 10-13-26

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

September 8, 2026 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

September 8, 2026 08:30 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: September 8, 2026 Time: 6:30 PM Location: 520 North 100 East, Manti, Utah Meeting Minutes Trustees Present: Jay Olsen, Stanford Jensen, McCrae Christiansen, Wade Eliason, and Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew and Justin Jackson. Trustees Absent: None. Others Present: Delmas Johnson, Hansen, Allen & Luce Engineering; Gerrick Willlden, with Jones and DeMille Engineering; Tod Beesley, Twin Creeks Irrigation; Brian Mille with Cottonwood Gooseberry, Amanda Olson; and Kristine Oxman. Welcome and Roll Call- 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 August 11, 2026 Meeting minutes were reviewed by the board. Matt Palmer made a motion to approve the minutes. Justin Jackson seconded the motion. Vote: Jay Olsen-Yes; Stanford Jensen-Yes; McCrae Christiansen-Yes; Wade Eliason-Yes; Matt Palmer-Yes; Scott Bartholomew- Yes; Justin Jackson-Yes. Motion passed unanimously. Financial Report- The board reviewed the bills. A motion was made by Scott Bartholomew to approve the bills. Justin Jackson seconded the motion. Vote: Jay Olsen-Yes; Stanford Jensen-Yes; McCrae Christiansen-Yes; Wade Eliason-Yes; Matt Palmer-Yes; Scott Bartholomew- Yes; Justin Jackson-Yes. Motion passed unanimously. Richard Swalm with Indianola Valley Water Association. To discuss a community well, The Indianola Valley Water Association is a private nonprofit organization incorporated to provide potable water to the seven communities in the Indianola valley. Indianola, Hideaway Valley, Indian Ridge, Oaker Hills, Blackhawk, Fairview, Ranchos, and Panorama Woods. Mr. Swalm is not present; Jay has talked with Mr. Swalm and explained his request. The board discussed his request and feels he is premature in coming to us, they would advise him to talk with the county zoning department and to follow up with water rights and drinking water first. Garrick Willden to discuss the Palisade Dam improvements- Garrick Willden is present and submitted a project budget with a site plan for improvements on the Palisade dam. Garrick explains the need for the repairs and improvements to the dam. Delmas with Hansen Allen and Luce states that the application is ranked at 85%. There is a discussion that Palisade State Park may be able to assist with some funding. A motion was made by Scott Bartholomew to approve the application for up to 3.5% of the company's cost with a cap of $315,000. With the invitation to come back if they need the board to reevaluate. Stanford Jensen seconded the motion. Vote: Jay Olsen-Yes; Stanford Jensen-Yes; Wade Eliason-Yes; Matt Palmer-Yes; Scott Bartholomew- Yes; Justin Jackson-Yes. With McCrae Christiansen abstaining from the vote Result: Motion passed, with six votes in favor and one abstention. Project Updates- - Discussion and possible action regarding standards and criteria for project ranking- No new ranking was discussed. - Current projects- Nothing was reported - New applications received- Brian Mille with cottonwood Gooseberry is present and presents his master engineering services agreement information to the board. Jay Olsen advises Brian to try applying with water optimization, and to go ahead and get an application filed with us so this project can be ranked. Tod Beesley with Mt. Pleasant is back and has not received a new cost estimate from their engineer but he did get two bids which were significantly less than what the engineers had listed in their cost estimate. They would like to see if they can complete more of the project with these much lower bids. They will need to talk with water optimization and see if they would allow the modification to the project. Stanford Jensen made a motion to approve up to 25% of the project cost, not to exceed $100,000 on the total project contingent on water optimization signing off on the project. Scott Bartholomew seconded the motion. Vote: Jay Olsen-Yes; Stanford Jensen-Yes; McCrae Christiansen-Yes; Wade Eliason-Yes; Matt Palmer-Yes; Scott Bartholomew- Yes; Justin Jackson-Yes. Motion passed unanimously Garrick Willden reports on the Fayette canal improvement project. They are waiting on water optimization funds to get approved before coming to the board. - Status of the District's change application-nothing at this time. - Monitoring of change applications- Delmas Johnson is present and reports to the board on the change applications they have been monitoring. There is a discussion of why these change applications are of concern. Wade Eliason made a motion to approve Brian filing protests on behalf of the district, for change applications A54949, A55041, A54981, A55044, and A555014. Stanford Jensen seconded the motion. Vote: Jay Olsen-Yes; Stanford Jensen-Yes; McCrae Christiansen-Yes; Wade Eliason-Yes; Matt Palmer-Yes; Scott Bartholomew- Yes; Justin Jackson-Yes. Motion passed unanimously Outreach and Education Discussion- The Board discussed preparations for the District's WET Day outreach and education event. The date for the Education Day needed to be adjusted because of a conflict with booking the event center. It was determined that it would be set for November 4, 2026. The Board identified the need to prepare a flyer. Matt said he would talk to the same person that did it last year for us. They would put it on our website and on the Radio. It was determined that they would charge $250 per booth and start letting vendors know. Narrows- A meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set for September 22, 2026. 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.) There was no other business at this time. Ground water study update presentation- Brian Andrews is not present to give the presentation. The board explains to Delmas what they want to have explained and taught about the ground water study and how the information can be used. They will have a presentation ready for the October board meeting. Closed Meeting Consideration and possible action on a motion to enter a Closed Session pursuant to Utah Code § 52-4-205(1)(c) and (d) for: At 8:18 p.m., Matt Palmer made a motion to convene a closed meeting pursuant to Utah Code § 52-4-205(1)(c) and (d) for the purpose of discussing pending or reasonably imminent litigation and strategy regarding the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property where public discussion would disclose the district's negotiation strategy. The closed meeting was held at 520 North 100 East, Manti, Utah. The motion was seconded by McCrae Christiansen, Vote: Jay Olsen-Yes; Stanford Jensen-Yes; McCrae Christiansen-Yes; Wade Eliason-Yes; Matt Palmer-Yes; Scott Bartholomew- Yes; Justin Jackson-Yes. Motion passed unanimously. Wade Eliason made a motion at 8:38 PM to end the closed meeting and return to the open meeting with no action taken. Matt Palmer seconded the motion Vote: Jay Olsen-Yes; Stanford Jensen-Yes; McCrae Christiansen-Yes; Wade Eliason-Yes; Matt Palmer-Yes; Scott Bartholomew- Yes; Justin Jackson-Yes. Motion passed unanimously. Adjournment- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:39 p.m. Next Scheduled Meeting: October 13, 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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520 South 100 East
Manti, UT 84642
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October 14, 2026 05:24 PM

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October 14, 2026 05:24 PM

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