TC Resolution 24-07 Supporting Passage Of The Bolts Ditch ActA
Avon
COLORADO
RESOLUTION 24-07
SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF THE BOLTS DITCH ACT
WHEREAS, Town of Avon receives water and sanitation services from the Eagle River Water
& Sanitation District (the "District") and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority (the
"Authority"); and
WHEREAS, the District and Authority are adjudicating water rights and have purchased land in
order to construct and operate a 1,200 acre-foot water storage reservoir called Bolts Lake; and
WHEREAS, once constructed, Bolts Lake will provide sustainable in -basin water supplies for
the region, as well as additional recreational opportunities to support the western slope's
recreation -based economy; and
WHEREAS, Bolts Ditch is an essential filling source for Bolts Lake; and
WHEREAS, Section 1101 of Public Law 116-9, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation,
Management, and Recreation Act, allows Bolts Ditch to be operated within the Holy Cross
Wilderness area for diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of the Bolts Ditch and
headgate, but restricts use, maintenance, and repair authority exclusively to the Town of
Minturn; and
WHEREAS, the District, Authority, and the Town of Minturn are collectively seeking to expand
Public Law 116-9 to include the District and Authority as additional governmental entities that
may also use, maintain, and repair Bolts Ditch and its headgate; and
WHEREAS, the Bolts Ditch Act, introduced on June 22, 2023, in the U.S. House of
Representatives by Rep. Joe Neguse (H.R.4297) and the U.S. Senate by Sen. Michael Bennet
(S.2156), seeks to authorize the District and Authority to be eligible to complete the maintenance
work on Bolts Ditch and its headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN OF AVON that the Avon Town
Council hereby supports the immediate passage of the Bolts Ditch Act as introduced to facilitate
the construction and operation of Bolts Lake by the District and Authority.
ADOPTED February 27, 2024 by the AVON TOWN COUNCIL
By: v ` Attest:
LA y Phillips, Mayor
Resolution 24-07 Supporting Passage of the Bolts Ditch Act
February 27, 2024
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