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Sedgwick County Well Users, Inc. <br />2859 County Road 26, Sedgwick, CO 80749-9508 <br />(970) 463-5739 <br />March 24, 2006 �� � 1 <br />Mr. Mike Serlet rE This d�c�rment t b �� e <br />into the contrac y <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board � <br />1580 Logan Street, Suite 750 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />REF: AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY DROUGHT GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2005 <br />Dear Mike: <br />This letter and the enclosed information is in support of the Sedgwick County Weli Users, Inc. <br />(SCVVU) request for funding for year 2005 through Colorado's Agricultural Emergency Drought <br />Response Grant. SCWU was formed April 30, 2003 as an organization of agricultural well users <br />and one municipal well (Town of Sedgwick) to a11ow its members to continue to use their wells in <br />Sedgwick County (136 wells total} by complying with Colorado state laws and regulations. <br />SCWU is incorporated under the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act as evidenced by <br />receipt from the Colorado Secretary of State dated May 8, 2003. SCWU has received from the <br />U.S. Internal Revenue Service recognition oftax exemption under Section 501(a) as a 501(c) (12) <br />irrigation or like organization and that notice is attached. <br />The specific purpose of SCWLJ is the development, adjudication and continued operation of a plan <br />of augmentation for its member wells. Member wells are monitored, depletions to the river are <br />computed and assessments levied. These assessments are utilized to lease replacement water <br />supplies and pay the attorney and engineering costs associated with obtaining the final Water <br />Court approved Augmentation Plan, Case No. 03-CW-209, which was signed by the Water Court <br />in September 2005. <br />A seven person Board of Directors governs SCWU. The current Board Members aze as follows: <br />David E. Neiq President <br />Rob McClary, Vice President <br />Peter Walter, Secretary <br />James H. Parker, Treasurer <br />Glen Toyne <br />Don Schneider <br />David Toyne <br />For 2Q05, SCWU has operated under a Colorado State Engineer approved Substitute Water Supply <br />Plan. SCWU fully augmented the out-of-priority depletions to the river as requu`ed by the State <br />and Division Engineer. The replacement supplies consisted of leasing recharge accretion credits <br />