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i c be more than adequate for Phase I of the proposed facility with the preceding suggested amendments. The well permits and the 1976 adjudication were not in the name of Floyd Chiles, the owner of Chiles Farms. At the request of the CDOW, the Attorney General's Office has reviewed the chain of title to the wells and concluded that Chiles does have good title. Some of the major characteristics of the existing deep wells are summarized in Table 4-1. Table 4 -I, Summary of Deep Wells Well Permit Permit Use Adjudicated Amounts Est. No. No. Use(s) GPM Ac-Ft Depth (Ft) I 2292-F Irrigation Irrigation and 1,800 960 2,500 commercial 2 14051 Irrigation Irrigation and 1,000 530 1,500 commercial 3 14052 Irrigation Irrigation 500 N/A 900 No information regarding the condition of the wells is available at the present time. However, since all three wells have apparently been in service about 40 years, its possible that one or more may have to be reconstructed or replaced sometime in the not too far distant future. Duane Helton has indicated that the cost of replacing Well Nos. I and 2 may be about $350,000 based on information he had collected during his appraisal of the water supply. [2/20/97 letter] There is also reportedly an existing shallow well (Well No.4) on the property. The FishPro report states that no information was found regarding volumes, decrees or permits for this source and that it appears to be a surface water collection system and may not actually be a cased well. Surface Water SUDDlies In addition to the groundwater, three shares of stock in the Commonwealth Irrigation Company are associated with ownership of Chiles Farms. The appraisal report by Darwin Asper provides an estimate of the average annual yield of the Commonwealth shares at 115 to 120 acre-feet per share. The Commonwealth shares could conceivably be used for augmenting any new well or wells, which may be needed from the confined' aquifer or shallow aquifers. 4-2