Subdistrict No. 5 Board of Managers

The Board of Managers is composed of up to five members and one ex officio member.

The members must be landowners or legal representatives of landowners within the Subdistrict No. 5 boundaries.
The ex officio member will be appointed to represent the Board of Directors for the District.

Members
George Whitten - Manager
David Schmittel - Manager
Corey Hill - Manager
Kit Caldon - Manager
Dale Gertsberger - Manager

Ex Officio Member
Doug Gunnels - Manager

Duties

The Purpose of the Board of Managers is to carry out the general supervision and operational management of the Subdistrict. Specifically, the Board of Managers must administer a plan of water management to benefit the property within the Subdistrict. The plan of water management must be designed to remedy injurious depletions to senior surface water rights from groundwater withdrawals from Subdistrict Wells and to conserve and stabilize the water supply for irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial and other beneficial uses for those water users within the boundaries of the Subdistrict. The Board of Managers operate both separately and in conjunction with the Board of Directors of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District.

Meetings

Regular meetings are yet to be established.

Bylaws

The Bylaws have not yet been completed.

Website Accessibility Policy

Rio Grande Water Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Rio Grande Water Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

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Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Rio Grande Water Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Rio Grande Water Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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