December 14, 2020

Commissioner Strickland

disclosed in addition to this Board’s liaison and a County Commissioner, she is also the owner of Strickland Construction, T&M Group Realty and Lakeside Storage. She has been a licensed well drilling, pump setting, septic contractor as well as a broker who brokers water rights for 26 years. She will not be voting on items during this meeting. Although she will be able to influence this Board, she does not find this to be a conflict of interest. It is her hope that her knowledge base is of value.

Commissioner Strickland

stated that at the last CNRWA Zoom meeting, the new appointed State Engineer, Adam Sullivan, was present. It is her belief that the Basin Designations (hearing process) would be dropped entirely. Oz was not able to verify this with Jeff Fontaine, but he will follow-up. c. Staff Reports I. Oz Wichman As there is discussion of Nye County purchasing Desert Utilities, Oz joined a tour of their facilities along with Darrell Lacy. He has provided Darrell with a brief report. His fundamental recommendation is that a complete PER (Preliminary Engineering Report) be done to include: long-term capital investments, opportunity for expansion, economic development, etc. Oz did not provide comments on the sewer portion of Desert Utilities. He leaves that to Darrin Tuck to provide comment. In addition, Oz received an inquiry from NDWR to discuss some of the BDR’s (bill draft requests) that they are putting together. In conceptual stage only, they are looking to draft: a water banking bill, a conservation bill, a water rights buy back bill and adoption of a separate court in Nevada for water right cases. Most of these bills would be targeting agriculture. Oz has received an invite to participate in future workshops regarding these bills and will keep the Board updated. Oz also toured around Lincoln County with Wade Poulsen-General Manager of the Lincoln County Water District discussing their upcoming projects concerning economic development. Lastly, Oz was contacted by Jay Dixon to discuss the upcoming BDR’s as part of an informal group. He will continue to work with this group (various mining / water managers), providing feedback to NDWR. II. John Klenke III. Christal Behrends Providing an update, the building and the Water District office remains closed to the public due to COVID-19. Servicing of the public continues via phone and email without issue. Business initiatives for the new year (2021) will be discussed in more depth at the February 2021 Board Meeting. A template (guide) is in the works for those who are considering or have purchased land and are inquiring about how to obtain water to their property. d. Projects Status Report I. Staff e. Board Liaison Reports I. Commissioner Debra Strickland f. Report from other individuals, groups and or agencies regarding water- related issues; for informational purposes only.