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~ Orphan 'Wells of Wiggins, LLC A Cooperative River AUf5,mentation Effort of South Platte Well Users RECEllVED P.D. Box 132, Wiggins, CO, 80654 ndephone: 970483 7838 , OCT D 2005 Colorado' .. conserva.tiO~d October 4, 2006 Mr. Tim Feehan, PE Colorado Water Conservation Board 1580 Logan St., Suite 750 Denver, CO 80203 RE: Orphan Wells of Wiggins South Platte River Recharge Project, Contract C150159 Dear Mr. Feehan: Orphan Wells of Wiggins originally obtained a loan from CWCB in 2003 in the amount of $1,037,700. My records indicate we have a remaining unused loan amount of$81,000 which is nearly all committed to finishing the north side river diversion wells and recharge project. OWW is nearing completion of it's facilities for an extensive augmentation plan covering about 45 wells in Morgan and Weld Counties. Approximately 30 different farm operations benefit from the protection offered by the organization. We have been successfully replacing past and current depletions to the river since the dissolution of GASP and each year have been approved for . Substitute Water Supply Plans by the State Engineer. We are now preparing to enter our decree to the Water Court in March 2007. There are still a few projects in the works to add to and bolster our plan. As you and the board might expect one of the most useful aspects of fleshing out a plan like ours would the addition of senior water rights. One major expenditure was the acquisition of senior water rights at the GASP auction in February 2006. We were able to purchase 4 additional shares of Riverside for a total of $144,000 using a bridge loan from Bank of Choice in Greeley but we have not secured permanent financing. 1n addition we have been in talks with an individual to purchase some rights out of another senior ditch in the area along with land for dry up. We anticipate these additional expenditures to be approximately $200,000 and are requesting this amount of increase to our original loan commitment. Repayment for the increased loan would be a slight increase in annual assessments allocated to each member. CWCB Board approval of our request would go a long way toward insuring success of our decree application and continued agricultural production on a number of good farms in the Wiggins area. Sincerely, .J:;Oh/ Steven Bruntz OWW President /~ ~ {;./~~~/ Ie Serving Irrigators in Morgan County-Weld County-Wiggins-Fort /V/organ-Weldona-Orchard