The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District is in the process of purchasing as many shares in the Larkspur Ditch Company as are available for sale. The Larkspur Ditch is a transmountain diversion into the Arkansas Basin which was purchased by the Catlin Canal. The Larkspur, until recently, has been tied to Catlin Canal Shares, but because it produced such a small portion of Catlin's needs (between 250 and 300 acre feet per year - on 185,650 acres of irrigated ground), had not attempted to divert any of the Larkspur water for a number of years nor maintained facilities on the Larkspur. The Catlin and the Larkspur have recently changed their bylaws to allow the sale of Larkspur shares separate from those of the Catlin. The conservancy district believes that, although the Larkspur Ditch is not terribly useful to the Catlin Canal, Larkspur water can be used to advantage for the inhabitants of the Arkansas Valley and Otero County (in connection with the Conduit).
The conservancy district assured the county that all acreage that has in the past benefited from Larkspur water will continue to be served by the Catlin Canal.
In conjunction with this purchase, the conservancy would like to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Otero County, rather than going through the Otero County 1041 process. Intergovernmental Agreement is allowed by Section 2.204 of Otero County's 1041 Regulations. Otero County agrees with the idea, with the assurance that agricultural needs will continue to be met by the Catlin Canal. Otero County will begin the development of an Intergovernmental Agreement and submit it to the conservancy district for review and comment.
Pursuant to requirements of Section 2.204 of Otero County's 1041 regulations, a public hearing will be held not sooner than 30 days after negotiations are complete and not more than 60 days after the agreement.
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The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District is in the process of purchasing as many shares in the Larkspur Ditch Company as are available for sale. The Larkspur Ditch is a transmountain diversion into the Arkansas Basin which was purchased by the Catlin Canal. The Larkspur, until recently, has been tied to Catlin Canal Shares, but because it produced such a small portion of Catlin's needs (between 250 and 300 acre feet per year - on 185,650 acres of irrigated ground), had not attempted to divert any of the Larkspur water for a number of years nor maintained facilities on the Larkspur. The Catlin and the Larkspur have recently changed their bylaws to allow the sale of Larkspur shares separate from those of the Catlin. The conservancy district believes that, although the Larkspur Ditch is not terribly useful to the Catlin Canal, Larkspur water can be used to advantage for the inhabitants of the Arkansas Valley and Otero County (in connection with the Conduit).
The conservancy district assured the county that all acreage that has in the past benefited from Larkspur water will continue to be served by the Catlin Canal.
In conjunction with this purchase, the conservancy would like to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Otero County, rather than going through the Otero County 1041 process. Intergovernmental Agreement is allowed by Section 2.204 of Otero County's 1041 Regulations. Otero County agrees with the idea, with the assurance that agricultural needs will continue to be met by the Catlin Canal. Otero County will begin the development of an Intergovernmental Agreement and submit it to the conservancy district for review and comment.
Pursuant to requirements of Section 2.204 of Otero County's 1041 regulations, a public hearing will be held not sooner than 30 days after negotiations are complete and not more than 60 days after the agreement.
