February was a very interesting month as the weather provided snow several times, however unfortunately according to AG Met Sensor the precipitation only equated to .19 inch of moisture. Not only did we have snow to deal with we also had a wide range of daily temperatures from a daily high early in the month of 67.9 to a very cold -20.00 below. Valentine’s Day never reached 1 degree with a recorded .8 degree for the day.
Due to the extreme change in the weather, mowing and canal
cleaning has been off and on but the staff is pushing through. Upper and Lower
Ditch mowing is completed with all efforts focused on cleaning the canals.
Our Annual Shareholders Meeting took place on Saturday the
27th via Zoom. Our wonderful shareholders returned their voting
proxies as requested and not only did we have a quorum of represented shares we
had a total of 70% of shares represented. As the signed voting proxies accepted
the budget and minutes they received in their packets; the meeting moved rather
quickly. Connie, our Superintendent provided a power point presentation with
photos and commentary of the improvements made to our system last year. This
included the replacement of the gate at the diversion that had been leaking,
replacement of upper canal lining in an area where the lining had deteriorated
and sections were missing causing water loss and piping a section of the upper
canal that was unlined, deep shale ridden area that suspected water loss had
been for many years. These major improvements should provide a sound upper
ditch canal with less water loss. There were two Board of Directors Board seats
open, however voting will be done via mail/submit back to office. Those
shareholders that choose to represent themselves were sent a voting document
and results should be known by our next monthly Board Meeting on 3/9/21. There were 5 candidates, Jack Tyler for
re-election to the Board and Tom Linza, Charlie Newlon, Craig Weaver and Anne
Rose Berendt. Results will be posted on this Blog Spot, Beaver Park Water’s
Face Book page and notice will on the Board at the office.
There are Four delinquent shares for silent Auction. This
process is bidding for all four shares together, with minimum bid starting at
$1428.96 for the lot of four. These shares are not on a restricted line; however,
no shares may be transferred to lines that are designated as restricted; Upper
Ditch, line 2, line 6A, line 6B, line 09N or 09S. Bids are to submitted to BPW
office in a sealed envelope with BID ENCLOSED written on the outside. Inside
the envelope place your name, contact number and your $Bid. Submit bids no
later than 3/9/21. Beaver Park Water’s office door has a slot that can be
accessed 24/7. Highest bidder will be contacted.
The most important thing that was discussed at the
shareholders meeting was the fact that the Drought conditions continue, Brush
Hollow Reservoir is 10 foot lower than it was last year at this time. Skaguay
Reservoir is down a foot this year, whereas last year they were spilling into
Beaver Creek. Please be prepared for a difficult irrigation season unless we
are blessed with a moisture packed spring snowfall and rain between now and
April. Pray for Moisture….
