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<br />2. The Client's objectives are to reduce or <br />eliminate pumping costs associated with the <br />center pivot sprinklers. Currently, there <br />are nine pumps that can be eliminated with <br />the use of gravity pressure from the <br />planned pipeline. Also, the elimination of <br />two miles of surface ditches across rocky <br />gravelly soils will reduce high seepage <br />losses. <br />3.. The cl"ienEs nave prev"iously installed <br />several irrigation pipelines from thJ <br />bumping locations to the center pivo~ <br />arrigation systems. NRCS was involved .wi€n <br />fhe survey, design and certification of <br />most of these pipelines and did no~ <br />~ncounter any problems with following NR~~ <br />blans and specifications. NRCS field <br />personnel have also worked with th~ <br />. <br />producers on irrigation water management~ <br />~. ~he producers have decided to complete th~ <br />roject based on their own economiq <br />evaluation of the farming operation. NR~~ <br />. - <br />has evaluated the economic benefits and <br />~osts and has worked with the producer.iri <br />· F- <br />the past on these items. Both entities <br />~gree that the project's capital inv~s~e~ti <br />has a 100% return within seven to ten <br />~ears. The producer's ability to fun"d thl7 <br />project has ne~~r_b~~n_in ~estion by. NRC;- <br />p,ersonne_l_.1 <br />5. The construction is to commence this fall <br />and fall of 2004 and will be completed by <br />the first of the 2005 irrigation season. <br /> <br />3 <br />