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. ., • • <br />Sedqwick County Well Users, Inc. <br />� ��� ��; <br />2859 County Road 26, Sedgwick, <br />(970) 463-5739 <br />March 24, 2005 <br />- �:� <br />'; <br />Mr. Mike Serlet, PE <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1580 Logan Street, Suite 750 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />in t hi � doc� <br />o th� � � � � <br />CO 80749-9508 aCt b y ref� t °r ated <br />�n�� <br />REF: AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY DROUGHT GRANT APPLICATION <br />Dear Mike: <br />This letter and the enclosed information is in support of the Sedgwick County Well Users, Inc. <br />(SCWU) request for funding for years 2003 and 2004 through Colorado's Agricultural Emergency <br />Drought Response Grant. SCWU was formed Apri130, 2003 as an organization of agricultural <br />well users and one municipal well (Town of Sedgwick) to allow its members to continue to use <br />their wells (136 wells total) by complying with Colorado state laws and regulations. SCWU is <br />incorporated under the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act as evidenced by receipt from <br />the Colorado Secretary of State dated May 8, 2003. SCWU has filed Form 1024 with the U.S. <br />Internal Revenue Service for application for recognition of ta�c exemption under Section 501(a) as <br />a 501(c)(5) agricultural organization and are waiting reply from the IRS. <br />The specific purpose of SCWU 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 Substitute Water <br />Supply Plans from the State Engineer and the final Water Court approved Augmentation Plan. <br />SCWLT's Augmentation Plan Case No. 03-CW-209 is set for a 15-day trial in Water Division 1 <br />District Water Court beginning September 12, 2005. <br />Peter Walter, Secretary <br />James H. Parker, Treasurer <br />Howard McCormick <br />A seven person Board of Directors governs SCWLT. The current Board Members are as follows: <br />David E. Nein, President <br />Rob McClary, Vice President <br />Glen Toyne <br />Don Schneider <br />For years 2003 and 2004, SCWLJ has operated under a Colorado State Engineer approved <br />Substitute Water Supply Plan. SCWLI fully augmented the out-of-priority depletions to the river <br />as required by the State and Division Engineer. The replacement supplies consisted of leasing <br />