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<br />> <br /> <br />AUl!:mentation Needs: The community well, which is only 48 feet deep, <br />withdraws water from the South Platte River Alluvium. The well is considerably above <br />the river but will intercept water which under natural conditions would have flowed to the <br />river. The South Platte River is over-appropriated during certain times of the year. The. <br />priority date of the well is December 20, 1962, which is junior to many of the calling <br />rights. The impact caused by pumping the community well can be offset by returning <br />augmentation water to the South Platte River when there is a call. Since the well is <br />located about five miles from the river and since the well has been pumped constantly to <br />irrigate the same area since it was first drilled, it is believed that the well's impact will be <br />nearly a constant value from month to month. That impact would be 7.22 acre-feet per <br />month which is the total consumptive use 86.68 acre-feet divided by twelve months. At <br />the present time the historic river calls have only required augmentation during the six <br />month irrigation period April through September. In the future there may be a year <br />around call on the South Platte River, however the December 20, 1962 priority date for <br />this well may allow it to be pumped in priority without augmentation. <br /> <br />The POA is now actively pursuing the purchase of senior ditch company shares <br />that will be sufficient to replace their community well's out of priority depletions. <br />Purchase offers are being made to obtain sufficient surface water so that it would satisfY a <br />year-round augmentation need. The POA has not yet decided whether to seek <br />administration of its augmentation plan by rejoining GASP with sufficient surface water to <br />replace its depletions or to go to court to obtain its own decreed augmentation plan. <br /> <br />The POA will assess its own membership to obtain the funds necessary to purchase <br />the water. A loan from the Colorado Water Conservation Board is being sought to assist <br />with the initial purchase which will be repaid by an annual assessment to the POA <br />members. <br /> <br />ffFJ :;z Cf /998 <br />Dat <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />