Sale, easements considered for Dry Gulch Reservoir land  Should
proponents succeed in developing conservation easements on land
targeted for at least partial inundation, there will be no
residential or commercial development adjacent to the proposed
Dry Gulch Reservoir.  Effective May 12, a long-standing ranching
family and two area water districts entered into an agreement
with a local land trust to explore the feasibility of
conservation easements on some or all of approximately 140 acres
located nearly two miles northeast of Pagosa Springs. As Dry
Gulch is now planned, a portion of the acreage will eventually
lie beneath the waterline, while the remainder will become
lakefront property.  The land in question is part of several
hundred acres currently owned by the Laverty family, including
Kitzel Farrah, Kurt Laverty and Steve Laverty. Entities hoping
to acquire that portion of the Laverty property include the San
Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) and the Pagosa Area
Water and Sanitation District (PAW