PROJ00495

• Contract/PO #: C153678
• Contractor Name: Lower Arkansas Water Management Association
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 67
• County: Prowers
• Bill Number: SB 96-124
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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6.

The X-V Ranch and Manvel Canal water rights appear to be attractive for inclusion inta
the LAWMA augmentation pragram. LAWMA has entered inta an option cantract and
purchase agreement far the acquisition .of the X-V Ranch and its water rights, which
shauld pravide replacement credits of more than 4,000 acre-feet annually, at a price
of $3.08 millian. In additian, LAWMA is in the pracess .of securing aptian cantracts
with the .owners .of the outstanding 3/69th interests in the X-V water right and the
.owners of the Manvel Canal water right. These 3/69ths interests in the X-V water
right probably can be purchased far $51,000 and shauld provide appraximately 100
acre-feet per year .of additional replacement water. The remaining interests in Manvel
water rights prabably can be purchased far $650,000 and shauld provide
appraximately 1,400 acre-feet per year. LAWMA intends to sell the land it acquires
in the X-V Ranch, and could use the money thusly .obtained for acquisitian .of 1,000
ta 1,500 acre-feet of additional cansumable water.

7.

The augmentation pragram that has been recommended in this feasibility study
contemplates accountings of well depletians to Colorada surface rights and to usable
Stateline flaw. For determining depletions to Colarada surface rights, LAWMA plans
to use presumptive well depletian factors. Far determining depletians ta usable
State line flow, LAWMA plans an relying an the Kansas H-I Madel. Bath accauntings
wauld be based an the average pumping that .occurred during the previaus five years.

8.

The existing and patential water saurces evaluated in this study (including the
acquisition of 1,000 to 1,500 acre-feet .of additional cansumptive use credits) wauld
have been adequate ta replace LAWMA's well depletions bath ta Calarado surface
rights and ta usable Stateline flow under the hydralagic conditions of water years
1990-94 and the assumptians used in this study. The amaunt .of pumping by LAWMA
members in the future cannot be predicted so there is same uncertainty that the
existing and patential water sources will be adequate in the future. The peri ad .of
water years 1990-94 is judged ta be .one .of relatively high pumping, hawever, and .one
that is reasanable for analysis. To the extent that pumping increases as the result of
increased membership, LAWMA will have additianal income with which to acquire
additianal water saurces.

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