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<br />FROM:
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<br />John Van Sc,ver, PE. -::'U,"
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<br />DATE; November 6. 2003
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<br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 8e., November 19.21, 2003 Board Meeting
<br />Johnson and Edwards Ditch Company
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<br />Introduction
<br />The Johnson and Edwards D,tch Compan~ (JEDC) is applying for a S132,500 loan to construct II
<br />groundwaler recharge f well ;:Iugmentation project eonsis1ing 0/2 recl'large ponds. a recnarge weli
<br />and pipeline, and lhe purchase of watertigtllS_ TheestimaledtotalwSlO1lheproj9ct,sS147,222,
<br />Please see Ihe anad1ed prqect surtWT\alY and map_
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<br />BackQ.,ound
<br />The JEDC,IOCaIed in "-\oIgan and WashIngton Counties. operates lhe Johnson and Edwards
<br />Dllch for the t>enef.! of 11S shareholders by providIng delivery ofwaler fQf jrrigatlQ(1wlthina3,~
<br />8Cleserviooarea The system consistso/a diversion on lhe Soulh Platte RJver about 23 mlEls
<br />southweslOfSlerllng,andaboutllT\1lesofdltch Thftdiversjon and the fitst25ffi1!esof dltdl are
<br />sha-ed w'th Ine Prewitt Rese<VOr Company under a 1912 agreement
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<br />There a<e alw 12junior wellS unoef the Johnson and Edwar05 system, used as a supplemental
<br />supply 10 the (lllch water. The deplellOns from the pumping ot Ihe JEDC wells muSI be replaced
<br />dunng lImes when therElIS a "caW on the rrver by a senior downstrElam water rignl GASP has
<br />successf"l1y been used for the pasl 30 years to cover thedeptetiolls OrIlhftsllwells, However,
<br />GASP operates on a ~ear-to-year basis wi\h 1'\0 guarantftf! of COr1tlT1ued coverage. The recent
<br />drought has broognt to Ihe foregrouod jusI how difllQ.llI il is to pmv>de adequate augmentaloon
<br />for well users GASP has indicated 'I WIll nol be able to provOCle augmentation of these wells
<br />oe~t year.
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<br />The JEDC wanls to deve<op a rechargEl sys1em that will generate augmenlalooo credJ1s to be
<br />used to offse11he depleloOns ca"sed by their 12 wells ay generating the" own augmenlatiOrl
<br />lhe JEDC Sharehoklers can prolecl themselves from curtailment
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<br />FeasibllifvStl.ldies
<br />arent Nat,on. PE 01 NailOr! Engirleering~. has oompleted the feaslblllly sludy, The report
<br />inchJlles an evalua11Q1"1 of alternatives avaita:lle 10 generate an augmenta110n supply for the JEDC.
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