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.�,� <br />� ' "� <br />,,. <br />Lower Loqan Well Users, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 1065, Sterling, CO 80751 <br />(970) 522-5010 <br />April 14, 2005 <br />Mr. Mike Serlet, PE <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1580 Logan Street, Suite 750 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />REF: AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY DROUGHT GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2004 <br />Dear Mike: <br />This letter and the enclosed information is in support of the Lower Logan Well Users, Inc. <br />(LLWU) request for funding for year 2004 through Colorado's Agricultural Emergency Drought <br />Response Grant. LLWU received funding from this Grant for year 2003. LLWU was formed <br />April 22, 2003 as an organization of agricultural well users and one municipal well (Town of Iliffl <br />to allow its members to continue to use their wells (139 wells total) by complying with Colorado <br />state laws and regulations. LLWU is incorporated under the Colorado Revised Nonprofit <br />Corporation Act as evidenced by receipt from the Colorado Secretary of State dated April 23, <br />2003. LLWU has received from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service recognition of tax-exempt <br />status under Section 501(a) as a 501(c)(12) irrigation or like organization and that notice is <br />attached. <br />The specific purpose of LLWU 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 Sta.te Engineer and the final Water Court approved Augmentation Plan. <br />LLWLT was successful in negotiating our Augmentation Plan Case No. 03CW208 with all <br />objectors without going to trial—Judge Roger A. Klein signed the Decree on January 19, 2005. <br />A seven person Board of Directors governs LLWU. <br />Brad Stromberger, President <br />Darrin Manuello, Vice President <br />Don Stieb, Secretary/Treasurer <br />Frank Jaeger, Director <br />Coy Marrick, Director <br />Leo Stieb, Jr., Director <br />Andy Veeman, Director <br />The current Board Members are as follows: <br />For 2004, LLWU operated under a Colorado Sta.te Engineer approved Substitute Water Supply <br />Plan. LLWU fully augmented the out-of-priority depletions to the river as required by the State <br />,.: � and Division Engineer. The replacement supplies consisted of leasing Prewitt Reservoir water, <br />