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Sedgwick County Well Users, Inc. <br /> • 2859 County Road 26, Sedgwick, CO 80749-9508 <br /> (970) 463-5739 <br /> May 10, 2007 <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 2006 <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 year 2006 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 allow 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 /> 110 U.S. Internal Revenue Service recognition of tax 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 SCWU is the development, maintenance 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 our Augmentation Plan, Case <br /> No. 03CW209. <br /> A seven person Board of Directors governs SCWU. The current Board Members are as follows: <br /> David E. Nein, 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 2006, SCWU has operated under its Water Court approved Augmentation Plan, Case No. <br /> 03CW209. SCWU fully augmented the out-of-priority depletions to the river as required by the <br /> State and Division Engineer. The replacement supplies consisted of leasing recharge accretion <br /> credits and augmentation well credits from SCWU members and others. <br /> • <br />