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<br />Need for the Project <br /> <br />The Quint Farm own in their wells what is considered a very <br />junior water right. There are numerous downstream ditches, a <br />reservoir and the Interstate Compact with Nebraska which all have <br />senior water rights to the Quint wells, Some of these rights are <br />close to 100 years senior to their wells. The Quint Farm does <br />have ties to some augmentation water for their 4 wells through <br />the Lower Platte and Beaver Canal Company but the supply is not <br />adequate enough to fully protect the 4 wells, Having wells for <br />irrigation requires that the depletions from the pumping of the <br />wells be replaced during times when there is a "call" on the <br />river by a senior downstream water right. GASP has successfully <br />been used for the past 30 years to cover the depletions on these <br />wells, GASP operates on a year to year basis with no guarantee of <br />continued coverage. The current drought has brought to the <br />foreground just how difficult it is to provide adequate <br />augmentation for well users. GASP has even indicated to its <br />members that if the drought continues well pumping maybe <br />curtailed this summer and in some cases has been curtailed, <br /> <br />Victor Quint wants to develop a recharge system that will <br />generate augmentation water to be used to offset the depletions <br />caused by his 4 wells. By generating his own augmentation the <br />Quint farm can be protected from possible curtailment and help <br />GASP strengthen its coverage in the same area of the river. <br />Victor Quint has numerous neighbors and his own ditch company who <br />have successfully created recharge systems used to produce <br />augmentation water. These neighbors served as "inspiration" to <br />the Quint farm on how to address their concerns about <br />augmentation. <br /> <br />Feasibility Study <br />Victor Quint <br />Aug Project <br />July 2003 <br /> <br />2 <br />