From The Yuma Pioneer (Tony Rayl):
The Republican River Water Conservation District Board of Directors has a new president for the first time in its history.
Dennis Coryell of Burlington has held that position since the RRWCD was formed one decade ago. Fellow Burlington resident Tim Pautler also has been a board officer since the inception, the only holdovers from the original executive committee.
However, that changed a bit last week when the board held its annual officer elections, during its regular quarterly meeting held in Wray.
The board voted Rod Lenz as the president, but that was the only change to the Executive Committee. Greg Larson was the only candidate for vice president. Pautler remains as secretary, beating a challenge from Rod Mason. Incumbent Byron Weathers and Wil Bledsoe were the candidates for treasurer, with Weathers voted to remain in that role…
Six board seats also were up for appointment for new three-year terms. All the current board members were appointed to new terms — Stan Laybourn, representing Washington County; Wil Bledsoe, Lincoln County; Wayne Skold, Sedgwick County; Jack Dowell, W-Y Ground Water Management District; Brent Deterding, Central Yuma Ground Water Management District; and Coryell as the Plains District’s representative.
Pipeline
Dick Wolfe, Colorado’s State Engineer, reported to the board about negotiations with Kansas and Nebraska in regards to Colorado’s compact compliance pipeline, as well as credit to be received for draining Bonny Reservoir.
He said if the states can agree to an action plan by November 1, the agreement of operating the pipeline will automatically renew for 2016. He said the three states have met monthly all year, and came to a “conceptual agreement” on September 26, on the action plan. Wolfe said he expects it will be finalized when the three states meet October 28-29 in Manhattan, Kansas.