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Show :? ' ...... ' w -., 2$ 2 ,:'"i - : - : ;..s ' . . . t " - hv5 - "-v . K ; , t t , t , ' V s " " 1 ' , ' ; , ' ' ; , " , ' i2 i; . " - 4 - ; 4 , ' , PLENTY OF WATER $2.88 Million Budget U Weber Mmim IBistmet I AM M &me New Pmsi derst I By GARY R. BLODGETT LAYTON - Appointment of a new board president, adoption of a $2.88 million annual budget, and a report of reservoir conditions highlighted a recent meeting of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District. EVAN A. Whitesidcs, of Layton, was appointed president and chairman of the board for a one-year term. He will succeed Frank W. Bohman, of Morgan County, who has served as president for the past two years. Also, three board members were reappointed reap-pointed by Governor Scott Matheson with the consent of the State Senate to serve additional 3-year terms. They are Ezra T. Clark, of Bountiful; Boun-tiful; Bruce McFarland, Ogden; and Dennis Wright, of Coalville. MR. WHITESIDES, who represents Davis County on the nine-member board, former deputy de-puty director of maintenance at Hill Air Force Base, was appointed to the board last year. Because of a change in the State Legislature regarding appointment procedures, the three directors reappointed this year are the first in the history of the Weber Water Conservancy District's 25-year history not appointed by district dis-trict judges. Reservoirs supplying Weber Basin Water Conservancy District are "filled to the brim" with runoff from higher elevations. But at East Canyon Reservoir, cows graze nonchalantly. THE LEGISLATIVE change came as a result re-sult of a decision that district judges are not answerable to the general public for appointments appoint-ments that they make, but the governor is. Meanwhile, the board reappointed Keith G. Jensen to serve as the district's secretary-manager secretary-manager for the coming fiscal year. There was no immediate increase in Mr. Jensen's salary, but a meeting of the board's personnel committee commit-tee is expected to meet soon to decide this matter, it was explained. THE $2.88 million budget adopted for fiscal year 1983-84 represents an increase of 6.8 percent per-cent over the previous year. Included w ill be a cost-of-living increase of 1.5 percent for all employees, who will also receive additional benefits in their take-home pay as a result of less contribution to the state retirement program. Almost half of the district's annual revenue will come from sale of culinary (treated) water to cities and other entities w ithin the district. This will amount to $1.19 million. REPLACEMENT water sales will account for about $305,815; untreated water sales to municipal and industrial entities will bring in $ 103,597; treated water sales to companies w ill amount to $1 12.952; and irrigation water sales will net $715,383. . Transfer of interest funds will bring ij, r1 whopping $366,522. w ith the remainder of ". revenue being from several other sources '- 0 :; INCLUDED in the budget is an emertix 'j fund of $ 1 24.000. Nearly $'"8,000 is canrii;; for water payments and assessments; aA largest assessment will be $1.96 million 'T Z operating project facilities. Just c cr S'fAi rj: w ill be u.ed for administration costs. i3 Grant Salter, irrigation manager for the i- J; trict. told the board of directors that "res. voirs w ithin the district arc still brimming cr with spring runoff water." 3" PINE VIEW reservoir is nearly 2.00 act feet above its rated capacity of 1 10.000 serf 1 1 feet. Wanship Rcscnoir is releasing aKv 1.875 acrc-fcct downstream into Echo Res.-' voir and Echo Reservoir is releasing 2..(x :-acre-feet to keep from overflowing its bri East Can on is about 1 .000 acre-fect aS': x its capacity, with ISO acrc-fcct going spillway. Lvt Creek Reservoir is srillirc .-'V out 90 acre feet while holding a near -cap j-' : -"; 20.000 acre fect. WH.LARD Ray has about 600 acrc-fcct rer ning in and out of the bay. which is still be!; its capacity of 185.000 acrc-fcct. Mr. S.i explained. |
