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a very precious commodity. HCWCD has relied on water leases to maintain an approved Substitute Water Supply Plan (SWSP) for the last 5 years (2009 through 2013). The use of SWSP's is at the end of its term without the support of a feasible plan for augmentation in Water Court that needs the use of the Camp Ranch Water Rights. If the HCWCD does not develop a reliable augmentation project, junior and undecreed existing water users within the HCWCD boundary will be curtailed and have to discontinue their water usage. Alternative No. 2 - The condemnation of water rights was not selected because HCWCD was created to assist HCWCD landowners with water issues. Condemnation of water rights was determined to be politically unacceptable by the HCWCD board members. Such an alternative would still involve the implementation of the condemned water rights for use within an augmentation plan, the need for financing to pay for the condemned water and property rights, and also the construction of recharge and storage facilities, all at a greater cost and impact to the District's constituents. Alternative No. 3 The Camp Ranch Water Rights and Red Wing Augmentation Pond was the chosen alternative because it was the only alternative that was deemed technically feasible, economically viable, and politically acceptable. 2.4.2 Selected Alternative HCWCD has chosen Alternative No. 3 which includes purchase of the Camp Ranch Water Rights, construction of the Red Wing Augmentation Pond, construction of the Camp Ranch Recharge Pond, and conversion of the Mapes Well No. 1 to an augmentation well. Anticipated work included in Alternative no. 3 includes the following; Camo Ranch Purchase — Land and Water Rights HCWCD has made an offer on the Camp Ranch and that offer has been accepted (Appendix E). HCWCD has 1.50 days to perform due diligence on the Camp Ranch purchase. HCWCD has exhaustively investigated the acquisition of other water rights within the Huerfano River Basin and has determined that alternative senior water rights adequate for the augmentation plan are not available. The Camp Ranch purchase was the only option available to HCWCD that meets the requirements of the Project. Red Wing Augmentation Pond The Red Wing Augmentation pond will be constructed on land owned by Christie Wyckoff. HCWCD has entered into a Letter of Intent to permanently lease land and obtain easements from Ms. Wyckoff to allow construction of the Red Wing Augmentation Pond. The Letter of Intent with Ms. Wyckoff is included in Appendix J. Water will be diverted at the existing Wilson Ditch headgate which is located on Ms. Wyckoff s property. HCWCD will install a splitter box and a measurement flume so that all water entering the Red Wing Augmentation Pond pipeline can be separately measured Is]