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<br />Need for the Project <br /> <br />The LPBCC owns in their wells what is considered a junior water <br />right. There are numerous downstream ditches, reservoirs, and the <br />Interstate Compact with Nebraska which all have senior water <br />rights to the LPBCC wells. Having wells for irrigation requires <br />that the depletions from the pumping of the wells be replaced <br />during times when there is a "call" on the river by a senior <br />downstream water right. The LPBCC has been able to provide <br />partial coverage of these depletions through their own <br />augmentation plan by generating credits from artificial recharge. <br />Since GASP has indicated that they will no longer provide <br />augmentation for well users, the LPBCC must pursue steps to <br />provide their own additional augmentation. <br /> <br />The LPBCC wants to develop additional augmentation supplies to be <br />used to offset the depletions caused by their 101 wells. By <br />generating more augmentation the LPBCC can protect themselves <br />from possible curtailment and potentially provide excess <br />resources for other well users in their area of the river. <br /> <br />Feasibility Study <br />Lower Platte and Beaver <br />Augmentation Project <br />January 2004 <br /> <br />2 <br />