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
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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