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John K. Gallagher, Esq.

Nevada State Bar No. 956

Patrick H. Gallagher, Esq.

Nevada State Bar No. 14875

GUILD, GALLAGHER & FULLER, LTD.

100 West Liberty Street, Suite 800

P.O. Box 2838

Reno, Nevada 89505

Telephone: (775) 786-2366

Fax: (775) 322-9105

jgallagher@ggfltd.com

pgallagher@ggfltd.com

Attorneys for Chad Blanchard, Water Master

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALPINE LAND & RESERVOIR COMPANY,

A corporation, et al.,

Defendants.

IN EQUITY

Case No.: 3:73-CV-00003-MD

NOTICE OF THE FILING OF PETITION OF

THE WATER MASTER FOR AN ORDER

APPROVING HIS BUDGET FOR 2024-2025;

FOR CREATING ASSESSMENTS; FOR THE

TIME OF HEARING THEREOF; AND OF

THE FILING BY THE WATER MASTER OF

AN AUDITED REPORT FOR THE FISCAL

YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.

TO: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on

December 29, 2024, CHAD BLANCHARD,

Water Master appointed herein, filed in the

office of the Clerk of the above-entitled Court a

Petition for an order:

1. Approving his general budget and creating

an assessment in the above-entitled matter.

Attached to said Petition is the Water

Master’s estimated budget for the period from

October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.

The proposed total assessment shown in

the Petition is for FIVE HUNDRED FORTY

THOUSAND DOLLARS ($540,000.00), and

the proposed manner of payment thereof is as

provided in the Final Decree in the aboveentitled

matter.

2. Approving his filing of an audited report of

his books, records and accounts for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 2024, as filed.

3. Approving the operation of the Water

Master’s office for the time ending with the

fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

4. Approving the bond of the Water Master

CHAD BLANCHARD.

5. Granting the Water Master the authority to

impose additional assessments to individual

water rights holders who are parties to Water

Rights Disputes.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that any

water right holders or interested persons may

examine the aforesaid proposed budget and

petition for order approving same, and the

said audited report, at the office of the Clerk of

the above-entitled Court at the Federal Court

Building, 400 South Virginia Street, Third

Floor, Reno, Nevada, 89501, and may, if they

so desire, file written objections to either or

any of them.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that any

water right holders or interested persons may

examine the aforesaid proposed budget and

petition for order approving the same, and the

said audited report, at the office of the Clerk of

the above-entitled Court at the Federal Court

Building, 400 South Virginia Street, Third

Floor, Reno, Nevada, 89501, and may, if so

desired, file written objections to either or any

of them.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that

the hearing on the above petition, and any

objections thereto, will be held before the

Honorable MIRANDA M. DU, Federal Court

Building, 400 South Virginia Street, Courtroom

5, Reno, Nevada 89501, on the 1st day of

April 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

DATED this 16th day of January 2025.

United States District Court

By /s/ Karen Walker

Deputy Clerk

Pub Date: February 5, 12, 19, 2025

Ad # 49658