SNOW PACK

e outlook for the seven-state Colorado River Basin has improved dramatically as well, with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, in its March 15 report, showing that Lake Powell is likely to see some 10.44 million acre-feet of new water supply by the end of September, or in ows at 109% average.

e Colorado River Basin includes seven states, with Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming comprising the Upper Basin and at Colorado is seeing such spectacular snow levels this spring, bodes well for everyone. “ is is good news for the Colorado River Basin, no doubt about that,” Schumacher said. Reservoirs within Colorado are expected to see a signi cant boost in storage levels. Colorado’s largest reservoir, Blue Mesa, was just 36% full earlier this month, but is projected to receive enough new water this year that it will be 71% full by the end of the year, according to Reclamation.

Arizona, California and Nevada making up the lower basin. And it is in the mountains of the Upper Basin, especially in Colorado, where most of the water for the entire system is generated.

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Legal Notice No. FLP843

First Publication: April 6, 2023 Last Publication: April 6, 2023 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Misc. Private Legals

Legal Notice of Annual Meeting of Members

The Annual Meeting of Members of UNITED POWER, INC. will be held Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the Waymire Dome at the Riverdale Regional Park, located at 9755 Henderson Road in Brighton, Colorado. Members can attend in-person or via livestream. The registration portal and instructions for participating in the meeting virtually can be found on the cooperative’s website at www.unitedpower.com.

The meeting will be for the purposes of electing directors, considering and approving reports for the prior fiscal year, and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

This year there are elections in the following districts: Mountain, South, West, and East for three-year terms. The candidates nominated by petition are Tamra “Tami” Waltemath in the Mountain District; Jamie Klein, Ken Kreutzer, Katherine “Kathy” Mills, and James Vigesaa in the South District; Virginia “Ginny” A. Buczek and Thomas “Tom” Hogan in the West District; and Steven “Steve” Douglas and Robert “Rob” Masden in the East District. All Members are entitled to cast a vote for the director positions of every district, regardless of the district where the Member is domiciled. Additional information including dates and times of forums to meet the candidates, how to cast a ballot, and deadlines for voting can be found at https://www.unitedpower.com/annual-meeting.

UNITED POWER, INC.

By:

/s/Tim Erickson, Secretary

Legal Notice No. FLP841

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Public Notice

Nikolaus Arnusch, who’s address is 34527 County Rd. 6, Keenesburg, Colorado 80643 and who’s phone number is (720) 383-2051, has filed an application for a Regular (112) Construction Materials Operation Reclamation Permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The proposed mine is known as Arnusch Gravel Pit #3, and is located at or near Section 23, Township 1 North, Range 63 West of the 6th Prime Meridian. The proposed date of commencement is April 2023 and the proposed date of completion is December 2027. The proposed future use of the land is pastureland. Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the Weld County Clerk and Recorder’s Office; 1150 “O” Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, or the above-named applicant. Comments must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety by 4:00 p.m. on May 10th, 2023.

Please note that under the provisions of C.R.S. 3432.5-101 et seq. Comments related to noise, truck traffic, hours of operation, visual impacts, effects on property values and other social or economic concerns are issues not subject to this Office’s jurisdiction. These subjects and similar ones, are typically addressed by your local governments, rather than the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety or the Mined Land Reclamation Board.