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City staff says Monte Vista owes $127,310 under 2012 water-rights contract

Monte Vista City Council · January 7, 2026
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Staff told the council that a supplemental payment of $127,310 is due under a 2012 contract for Anderson Ditch water after a water‑court decree established higher historical consumptive use than the contract assumed.

Monte Vista city staff told the council that a supplemental payment of $127,310 is now due under a 2012 contract for 1.5 cubic feet per second of Anderson Ditch water sold by Lancaster Investment LLC.

At a scheduled appearance, water-rights attorney Jeff Williamson and consultant Jordan Dimock summarized the calculations behind the figure, saying the city contracted in 2012 to pay for 44 acre‑feet but that a later water‑court decree assigned…

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