South Truckee Meadows General Improvement District
South Truckee Meadows General Improvement District
South Truckee Meadows General Improvement District
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ATTACI{MENT<br />
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POLICY FOR THE<br />
REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS FOR<br />
DEEPENING DOMESTIC WELLS<br />
SOUTH TRUCKEE MEADOWS<br />
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT<br />
The <strong>South</strong> <strong>Truckee</strong> <strong>Meadows</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Improvement</strong> Disftict (STMGID) recognizes that the groundwater<br />
resources of the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Truckee</strong> MeadowJare shared with domestic well owners. If the Washoe Coanty<br />
Wett Mitigation Hearing Board determines that the long-term pumping of a STMGID production well<br />
has causid deleterious-water level decline in a domestic weII, STMGID may compensate the owner a<br />
portion of the cost of deepening the well. The compensation will be for the drilling and construction cost<br />
Ldy. The STMGID Board ,"rou"r the right to pay equivalent costs of well-deepening or an alternative<br />
water supply source.<br />
The policy is:<br />
1. A claim for reimbursement ntust frrst be sabmitted to the lYashoe County Well MWation<br />
Hearing-Board- The Hearing Boird mast make a determination that a STMGID production<br />
well has deleteriously impaired the pumping rate and duratiop of the impacted domestic well.<br />
Z. STMGID will be responsible for up to 100 feet of well deepening unless conditions warrant<br />
otherwise as definedbY STMGID<br />
3. Costs associated with the replacement of pump, pump column, electrical cables or other pump<br />
material will be the responsibility of the domestic well owner.<br />
4. Each claim for reimbursement will be reviewed independent of previous claims and will include<br />
the age of the well and its method of construction.<br />
5.<br />
STMGID will only compensate for the well deepening below the bottom of the existing domestic<br />
well.<br />
The well owner may be required to sign a hold harmless agreement releasing the <strong>District</strong> against<br />
any future claims bY the owner'<br />
7 . This policy does not apply if the well is illegally drilled or located improperly.<br />
8. Pursuant to N.A.C. 534.315, if a public supply water main is in reasonable<br />
domestic well owner will be required to hook up to this water main.<br />
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Approved by Local Managing Board on November 2I,2005'<br />
Approval by Board of Trustees on December 20,2005.<br />
C:Doc-uments and Setings\trose.WAsHoE.00lvpcal SettingslTemporary Intertet Files\OlX24A\well deepening 12-05 FINAL APPROVED I 2-<br />
20-05.doc<br />
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