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appropriation of 200 AF. There are three other wells located in Town(Well 436, Well 435 and Well <br /> 6798),considered to be the"Thomas"wells, and have a combined annual appropriation of 113.1 <br /> acre-feet. The Thomas wells have not been connected to the municipal system yet,but could be <br /> connected in the future if two of the three wells are redrilled. The total appropriation from the <br /> Kiowa Bijou wells is 483.3 AF per year, including the Thomas wells. <br /> In 2008,the City drilled two wells(Well 75611 and Well 75611)approximately seven miles <br /> north of Town. The two wells were constructed in the South Platte River Alluvial Aquifer.They <br /> are both located inside of the reverse osmosis building. These wells were built at the time the RO <br /> treatment system was constructed. Wells 75611 and 75612 were constructed in 2011 and drilled <br /> to a depth of 170 feet. The two wells combined have a total annual appropriation of 590 AF from <br /> the South Platte Alluvial Aquifer. <br /> The Town has one recharge facility known as the Kammerer Recharge Facility. The facility consists <br /> of approximately 120 acres of property with two recharge ponds. The water is delivered through a <br /> head- gate constructed along the Weldon Valley Ditch. The town currently owns 18 Weldon Valley <br /> Shares and leases another 9 shares from a third parry. In addition,the town also has a small deeded <br /> interest in a recharge station that allows direct returns to the river. <br /> Hydrology and Water Rights <br /> The Town has water rights associated with Kiowa Bijou Basin and the South Platte Basin. The <br /> Town has water rights which permit them to pull 483.4 acre-feet(AF)of water per year from the <br /> Kiowa Bijou Basin. Over the last several years,the Kiowa Bijou Basin has been depleted, and the <br /> Town has had problems supplying peak demand using just the Kiowa Bijou wells. The Town is <br /> able to pump between 180 gpm and 480 gpm from the Kiowa Bijou wells,depending upon the <br /> aquifer level. In addition,the Kiowa Bijou wells generally have nitrate concentrations over the <br /> Maximum Contaminant Level(MCL) and manganese concentrations above the recommended <br /> MCL. <br /> The Town has 2 permitted wells in the South Platte Basin. The Town's water rights permit them to <br /> pull a maximum of 590 AF per year from the South Platte Alluvial wells. However,the Town is <br /> Page 6 of 15 <br />