Show I Explains Rise In W Weber eber Water mater Costs I Since the tax notices and andt I by t bi aler 1 f the assessments were mailed I J id County Treasurers this Pst t lath Week k we have been deluged calls calls calls' callstrom from fromI persons who are I I mac COncerned over their water ast as- as t I enis for Weber r Basin Irn IrI Ir- Ir n water 1 SOME CASES CASES' especially chars Davis S County area arca these tI- tI are somewhat more j fete ere ern last double the amount the they for year year- The fort Or this his M explanation Italic falls s Is rather sl simple mple bul to In o relieve the burden filch most Cases the land for ch Water el was contracted was wasby r fled by the Bureau of Reclamation lined tion who also deter- deter d the i 6 price the land could to pa pay for water per foot acre-foot and how many years I it would take the land to be I profitably placed Into tion I A DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT period was then declared by which the lands were given anywhere from one to ten years to bring them into productivity During this development period period period per per- I iod the water use user r was obligated to pay only the equi equivalent valent of the I operation and maintenance e n a n c e costs plus a distribution charge This development period period perIod per per- iod is now over In most areas for forthe forthe forthe and the full contract price the water is In effect THE CHARGE over and above the operation and maintenance I and distribution costs is re re- re payment to the Federal Government Government Government Gov Gov- for costs of constructing constructing constructing ting the Project The contracts which we were r e originally signed by the property property property prop prop- erty owners spell this out but are not very well under under- stood PERSONS WHO have purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased land where these contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts are in effect automatically ly Inherit the water and ob obligations obligations obligations ob- ob pertinent thereto in inasmuch inasmuch in- in as the water goes with the land We would remind those who feel their assessment is too loo high that the operation and maintenance charge have never teen jeen increased since the beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning of oC the Project With everything everything everything every every- thing continuing In a spiral i it Is doubtful that the Web Weber e b e r I Basin nasin Water Conservancy District District District Dis Dis- Board of oC Directors can continually hold the line on operation gp- gp and mai maintenance charges in the future WHEN COMPARISONS are made with prices charged by other irrigation companies we ask that Weber Basin water users bear in mind the fact that no capital investment Is involved by the Weber Basin Water User as is the case with most water agencies If It a fair interest return on I that investment Is calculated Weber Basin Water costs compare compare compare com com- pare very favorably Wayne M M. M Winegar I Manager lanager I Weber Basin Dasin Water Conservancy District I |