The Grant County Water Resource District on Jan. 19, 2026, approved payment of bills presented at its regular meeting in Elgin, with the minutes listing a total of $2,897.80 in expenditures.
Line items recorded in the minutes include Southwest Water Authority (Raleigh & Sheep Creek) $113.34; Mor Gran Sou (Raleigh & Sheep Creek) $189.59; Levorsen Acctg & Tax, PC (rent) $50.00; First Int’l Bank & Trust (box rent) $20.00; United States Treasury (4Q25 Form 941) $640.30; ND Water Resource Districts Assn (dues) $700.00; ND Water Users Assn (dues) $325.00; and pay vouchers $859.57. Director Steven Schadler moved to pay the bills, Director Harold Gaugler seconded and the motion carried.
Board members also discussed winter fishing, road conditions and various projects related to Raleigh Dam and Sheep Creek; the minutes record the discussion but do not list specific project approvals or funding beyond the bills presented. A written correspondence from Brandon Bertch requesting a waterway or watercourse designation was reviewed; the board recorded that the request will be forwarded to the Department of Water Resources for consideration.
No formal votes or action items beyond the bill payments, elections and the instruction to forward the waterway-designation request were recorded. The meeting adjourned after routine correspondence and approvals.