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<br />Need for the Project <br /> <br />There are 12 junior wells under the Johnson and Edwards system, <br />used as a supplemental supply to the ditch water. The depletions <br />from the pumping of the JEDC wells must be replaced during times <br />when there is a "call" on the river by a senior downstream water <br />right. There are numerous downstream ditches, a reservoir, and <br />the Interstate Compact with Nebraska which all have senior water <br />rights to the JEDC wells. Some of these rights are close to 100 <br />years senior to their wells. GASP has successfully been used for <br />the past 30 years to cover the depletions on these wells. <br />However, GASP operates on a year-to-year basis with no guarantee <br />of continued coverage. The recent drought has brought to the <br />foreground just how difficult it is to provide adequate <br />augmentation for well users. GASP has indicated it will not be <br />able to provide augmentation of these wells next year. <br /> <br />The JEDC wants to develop a recharge system that will generate <br />augmentation credits to be used to offset the depletions caused <br />by their 12 wells. By generating their own augmentation the JEDC <br />shareholders can protect themselves from curtailment. <br /> <br />Feasibility Study <br />JEDC Aug Project <br />October 2003 <br /> <br />2 <br />