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Lower Logan Well Users, Inc. • P.O. Box 1065, Sterling, CO 80751 (970) 522-6104 March 20, 2006 Mr. Mike Serlet, PE Colorado Water Conservation Board 1580 Logan Street, Suite 750 Denver, CO 80203 REF: AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY DROUGHT GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2005 Dear Mike: This letter and the enclosed information is in support of the Lower Logan Well Users, Inc. (LLWU) request for funding for year 2005 through Colorado's Agricultural Emergency Drought Response Grant. LLWU has previously received funding from this Grant for year 2003 and 2004. LLWU was formed April 22, 2003 as an organization of agricultural well users and one municipal well (Town of Iliff) to allow its members to continue to use their wells in Logan County (139 wells total) by complying with Colorado state laws and regulations. LLWU is incorporated under the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act as evidenced by receipt from the Colorado Secretary • of State dated April 23, 2003. LLWU has received from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service recognition of tax-exempt status under Section 501(a) as a 501(c)(12) irrigation or like • organization and that notice is attached. The specific purpose of LLWU is the development, adjudication and continued operation of a plan of augmentation for its member wells. Member wells are monitored, depletions to the river are computed and assessments levied. These assessments are utilized to lease replacement water supplies and pay the attorney and engineering costs associated with obtaining our Augmentation Plan Case No. 03CW208. A seven person Board of Directors governs LLWU. The current Board Members are as follows: Brad Stromberger,President Darrin Manuello, Vice President Don Stieb, Secretary/Treasurer Frank Jaeger Coy Marrick Leo Stieb, Jr. Andy Veeman For 2005, LLWU operated initially under a Colorado State Engineer approved Substitute Water Supply Plan and then under the Court signed Augmentation Plan. LLWU fully augmented the out- of-priority depletions to the river as required by the State and Division Engineer. The replacement • supplies consisted of leasing Prewitt Reservoir water, recharge accretion credits and augmentation well credits from LLWU members.