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<br />I' <br /> <br />Buffalo Farms Water Development. LLC <br />November 16-17, 2004 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 14b <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1. The no-build alternative, continue to rely on LWU and the existing recharge area for <br />augmentation, <br />2. Purchase a senior water right for augmentation. <br />3. Construct a new recharge well and pipeline and pump to existing and new recharge ponds. <br /> <br />Alternative 1, No-build alternative, continue to rely on LWU and existing recharge area for <br />augmentation -If a project were not pursued, the company would continue to solely rely upon <br />LWU for augmentation. As the current drought continues, LWU is in the process of developing a <br />curtailment policy based partly on an individual's ability to provide their own augmentation <br />coverage. Under the current situation the Company members could be more vulnerable to <br />curtailment in the LWU membership. The Company does not find this to be an acceptable. <br /> <br />Alternative 2, Purchase a senior water right for augmentation - This alternative is currently <br />used by many front range municipalities. The Company could purchase senior water rights out of <br />Prewitt Reservoir for augmentation purposes. If enough water was available for purchase out of <br />Prewitt, the cost of this alternative would be well over $2,000,000. This alternative may be <br />financially acceptable to a City but not to the Company. <br /> <br />Alternative 3, Construct a recharge well and pipeline and pump to existing and new recharge <br />ponds. - This alternative would consist of drilling one well used to pump water into three <br />recharge ponds. The Company would also tie 4 existing wells into the pipeline for supplying <br />augmentation water directly back to the river. This is a drought management tool currently being <br />approved by the State Engineer to help provide augmentation water during the most severe drought <br />situations. The cost of this alternative is $215,000. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Selected Alternative 3, Construct a recharge well and pipeline and pump to existing and new <br />recharge ponds. - The Company plans to pursue Alternative #3, with the intent of generating <br />approximately 800 acre-feet of depletion credits. Features of this alternative are as follows: <br /> <br />1. Drill one new well to pump water into the existing and proposed recharge ponds. The <br />well would pump up to a combined maximum rate of 3500 gpm. This would produce <br />approximately 1400 acre feet annually, based on 90 days of free river. The well would <br />be located within 100 feet of the South Platte River. <br />2. Construct a 6000 foot buried 18" PVC pipeline to convey water to the existing and <br />proposed recharge ponds. <br />3. Construct 2 new recharge ponds (for a total of 3 ponds) along the pipeline route to be <br />filled by the recharge well. <br />4. Tie 4 existing wells to pipeline to pump water to the river in times of senior call. <br /> <br />In terms of water availability for pumping, the only major winter water right below the proposed well <br />is for Julesburg Reservoir. The last selieral years, even with the reservoir empty at the end of <br />summer, the majority of the winter water has been available for recharge. <br /> <br />The Total Project cost is estimated to be: <br /> <br />1. <br />2. <br /> <br />Planning and Design <br />Construction & Contingency <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />$ 5,000 <br />210.000 <br />$215,000 <br /> <br />. A more specific cost break down is as follows: <br /> <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />