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Show Mayor responds flo weaker . dssvracv orflicie claims In response to an article in the Vernal Express, Oct. 18. 1979, which states that Ray Nash, an Ashley Water official, said the Glines-Davis and Naples Water Companies assigned their water rights1 to the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer District, Mayor Samuel Snyder says it isn't possible without a court oider. "I don't know where Nash is getting his legal advise. If he is paying for it, he is being overcharged," Mayor Snyder said in a written response. "The trust agreements to which Nash was referring cannot be taken back and . traded at will to the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer District or anyone else without a court order, and then only on-ly if both parties agree and are able to continue water service to these areas." According to the mayor, the trust agreements of 1961 clearly state that the water lines, water stock and all appurtenances ap-purtenances will be owned by Vernal City, and the amount of water stock turned to Vernal City will be held in trust for these areas, and that amount or more will always be delivered to these specific areas. Nash said he was misquoted in the article ar-ticle and refuted any transfer of water rights. He said the rights of the Naples Water Company under the contact with Vernal City were transformed to the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer District. "It's like putting the district in the shoes of Naples, " Nash said clarifying the misquote. "A water study (see water study article) ar-ticle) just completed by the city manager and staff and Uintah Water Conservancy District taken from actual water meter readings past and present, shows that much more water has been delivered to the Naples and Glines-Davis Glines-Davis areas than the agreement actually actual-ly calls for, and the Ashley area still has surplus," Mayor Snyder said. A further agreement in January of this year between Ashley Valley Sewer and Water District and Vernal City was put together to supply a valley-wide sewer project to the valley where it is cost effective, and also to update and upgrade the water system, explained the mayor clarifying the newspaper article. ar-ticle. "In 1976, after an election by the people peo-ple of the valley, which passed with 81 in favor, Vernal City subscribed to 12,000 acre feet of water from the Red Fleet Reservoir to insure adequate water to all of Ashley Valley." The mayor assured the valley that "there will be plenty of water for the future, but all water regardless of source will have to be treated." He showed the need to build larger delivery lines and replace lines that are leaking, but "This will be done according accor-ding to our master plan." "Vernal City cannot, nor has it ever intended to go back on any of these agreements or trade off any of our water lines to satisfy the greed of a few individuals in this valley," he said. "If a change or division of our water system should come, it will be by an order of the court and not by the whims of Mr. Nash," said Mayor Snyder. The mayor urged anyone seeking further information regarding the agreements, to read or discuss, call him at 789-1586. |