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i" I . . . Stromberger Land & Cattle Company LLC November 25-26, 2002 Agenda Item20b Water Project Construction Loan Program-Project Data Borrower: Stromberger Land & Cattle Co. County: Logan Project Name: SLCC Recharge Project Project Type: Well Augmentation Drainage Basin: South Platte Total Project c'ost: $460,000 Water Source:. New wells Funding Sources: CWCS Aver. Delivery: 6500 acre-feet Type of Borrower: Agricultural CWCB Small Project Loan: $414,000 Interest Rate: 2,5% Term: 20 years . The SLCC is a private family farm located 15 miles north of Sterling in Logan County, near the town of Iliff, SLCe has approximately 1923 acres of sprinkler irrigated farm ground. The ground is . irrigated with 12 tributary groundwater wells, which were drilled in the late 1960'5 and early 1970'5. The wells pump on average 5000 acre-feet annually. The water is typically used to irrigate corn, . alfalfa, beans and wheat. The 12 wells are currently augmented under the Groundwater Appropriators ofthe South Platte (GASP plan of operation, SLCC is completely dependent on their 12 wells, which have very junior water rights. SLCC has been using GASP to replace depletions . from well pumping when there is a senior water right "call" on the river. SLCC plans to construct 6 wells to pump water into a series of recharge ponds in the winter months when there is not a call on the river. Water from the ponds would have a delayed return to the river in summer months when SLCC has depletions that need to be offset with augmentation water. The wells, drilled near the South Platte River, would pump up to a combined rate of 35 cfs producing up to 6500 acre feet annually. They would pump to the recharge ponds through 18 to 21" underground piping. A single well drilled away from the river would also be constructed for augmentation, and use the piping to return "stored" water to the river when necessary. Location Map Page 5 of 5