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October 18, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 3 Quartzsite General Store, LLC Beer & Wine Fresh Retail & Wholesale Meats Arizona Lottery & Pick Fish & Game Licenses Accept EBT, Debit & Credit Cards HOURS 8am - 6pm Mon-Sat Sunday 8am - 4pm Quality Meats at VERY Affordable Prices! For all your GROCERY NEEDS & MOORE! Fresh Produce Daily! Hamburger Ground Fresh Daily! GREAT LOW PRICES! Get your delicious steaks HERE! Check out our Weekly Meat Specials ! 410 E. Main Street, Quartzsite • 928-927-6310 • Professional Quality Service! • References Available! • Mobile Service • UNLIMITED GUARANTEE! We don't just restring - We Repair Internally! • Qualified to Service Monocco Coaches • We Use FACTORY CHORDS and Parts • Removal & Install on Your Site! DAY NIGHT SHADES REPAIRED Local Resident • FREE Estimates Larry - Cell 928-273-3719 LIFETIME GUARANTEED WORK! Servicing Quartzsite FOR 9 YEARS! Factory Parts "The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best." ~ Epictetus Quartzsite, AZ - The Town of Quartzsite proposes to lease and transfer 1,070 acre-feet (af) of its Arizona fourth priority Colorado River water en- titlement to the Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CA WCD). The water is currently unused by Quartzsite. Under the proposal, the 1,070 af of Colorado River water will be leased and transferred to CA WCD for use in fulfi lling the CA WCD's statutory groundwater replenishment authority and responsibilities. Under the Lease Agreement between Quartzsite and CA WCD, the 1,070 af of Colorado River water is proposed to be leased for an initial term of 25 years with the ability to extend for an additional 25 years. This proposed lease and transfer would change the place of use as- sociated with the existing Colorado River water entitlement. The Arizona Department of Water Resources (Department) will evaluate the proposed transfer in accordance with the Department's January 17, 2014, Policy and Procedures for Transferring an Entitlement of Colorado River water (Colorado River Transfer Policy). The public is invited to comment on this proposed transfer of a Colorado River entitlement. The Department's Colorado River Transfer Policy and the transfer documents may be reviewed, and copies purchased at the De- partment's Phoenix offi ce (address listed above). Public Meeting(s) will be held at the following time and place: • Meeting 1 Monday, November 6, 2017 1 :00 PM- 3:00 PM ADWR Offi ces, Conference Room 3175, 1110 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007 • Meeting 2 Thursday, November 9, 2017 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Quartzsite Town Hall, 465 N. Plymouth Ave. Quartzsite, AZ 85346 • Meeting 3 Monday, November 13, 2017 11:00AM-1:00 PM City of Bullhead City, City Council Chambers 1255 Marina Blvd. Bullhead City, AZ 86442. Any person may appear at the meeting, either in person or by representative, and submit oral or written comments on the proposed transfer. Written com- ments not submitted at the meeting may be submitted as detailed below. The Director of the Department will accept written public com- ments regarding the proposed transfer and such comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., on November 18, 2017. Written comments can be hand delivered, or sent via email or fax. If mailed, written comments must be postmarked no later than November 18, 2017. Written public comments will be considered during the Direc- tor's review. Please send comments to: Arizona Department of Water Resources Attn: Sharon Scantlebury, Docket Supervisor P.O. Box 36020 Phoenix, AZ 85067- 6020 (602) 771-8472 (phone) (602) 771-8687 (fax) sscantlebury@azwater. gov. If, because of a disability, you need a reasonable accommodation to participate equally in this hearing, contact Theresa Johnson at (602) 771- 3974 or tjohnson@azwater.gov. Please make requests as soon as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Public invited to comment on proposed lease transfer of Colorado River Water entitlement

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