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Lower Logan 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 Iliff) <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 State Engineer and the final Water Court approved Augmentation Plan. <br /> LLWU 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. The current Board Members are as follows: <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 /> For 2004, LLWU operated under a Colorado State 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 />