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<br />3. Construct recharge ponds filled using a recharge well: <br /> <br />This alternative would consist of JEDC using the ditch and a <br />recharge well to fill the recharge ponds during the winter <br />months when there is generally not a call on the river. <br />Water from the ponds would return to the river by <br />underground percolation during the summer time while the <br />JEDC has depletions that need to be offset with augmentation <br />water. Water from one of the ponds could also be returned to <br />the river more quickly by releasing it to an existing seep <br />ditch during the most severe drought situation. The purchase <br />of one share of Jackson Lake reservoir water will help <br />assure that sufficient augmentation water is available. The <br />cost of this alternative is $147,222, and it is the <br />preferred alternative. <br /> <br />The Selected Project <br /> <br />JEDC plans to construct alternative #3. Features of this <br />alternative are as follows: <br /> <br />1. Construct two new recharge ponds with small earthen dams, on <br />non-irrigated farm ground. <br /> <br />2. Drill a 3,000 GPM recharge well within 100 feet of the South <br />Platte River. <br /> <br />3. Construct a 15-inch diameter pipeline between the recharge <br />well and the ditch. This pipeline will be 2,400 feet in <br />length. <br /> <br />4. Purchase one share of Jackson Lake Reservoir water. <br /> <br />5. Install measuring devices on all features of the project. <br /> <br />The general locations of these features are shown in Appendix B. <br /> <br />Feasibility Study <br />JEDC Aug Project <br />October 2003 <br /> <br />5 <br />