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New Horizon Mine Irrigation Specifications for the Morgan Property <br />Farming is not an exact science. Irrigation equipment, available water and other inputs are <br />necessary to obtain the best production from farm property. The irrigation equipment specified <br />below is intended to provide irrigation to the Morgan Property in an efficient manner. The <br />equipment may be modified as necessary to manage differing weather and crop conditions. <br />The Morgan Property consists about 140 acres (about 107 acres mine permit area and 33 acres <br />adjacent to the mine permit area). This irrigation plan covers about 138 acres. There are 62 <br />shares of CCC water available for this irrigation plan. Calculations for determining water <br />volume are that 32 %2 shares are equal to about 1 CFS or 444 GPM. Therefore, 62 shares are <br />equal to 1.88 CFS or 837 GPM. The irrigation water season lasts for 180 day and provides a <br />total of about 412 acre feet of water depending on weather and crop conditions. The estimated <br />water requirement for the Morgan Property using the described irrigating systems is up to 320 <br />acre feet. <br />The irrigation systems include two pivots, two sideroll, and six big gun sprinklers. <br />The larger pivot is 1307 feet in length and covers about 78 acres. The estimated volume for this <br />pivot is about 837 GPM given system capabilities. The expected volume of irrigation water <br />provided through this pivot system ranges up to 0.35 in inches per day, with a total application <br />for Alfalfa of 27 inches per acre per growing season depending on weather and crop conditions. <br />The pivot would use about 2714 CF per irrigation day. The estimated volume for this pivot <br />during one irrigating season is 177 acre feet depending on weather and crop conditions. The area <br />covered by this pivot is shaded green on the attached map for the main spans and light blue for <br />the area covered by the end gun. <br />The smaller pivot is 613 feet in length and covers about 36 acres. The estimated volume for this <br />pivot is about 180 GPM given system capabilities. The expected volume of irrigation water <br />provided through this pivot system ranges up to 0.35 in inches per day, with a total application <br />for Alfalfa of 27 inches per acre per growing season depending on weather and crop conditions. <br />The pivot would use about 583 CF per irrigation day. The estimated volume for this pivot during <br />one irrigating season is 84 acre feet depending on weather and crop conditions. The area <br />covered by this pivot is shaded green on the attached map for the main spans and light blue for <br />the area covered by the end gun. <br />The two siderolls are each 1280 feet long to cover about 20 acres. The Sideroll will be changed <br />at least once a day (but could change more frequently depending on weather and crop <br />conditions). They will each use about 231 GPM. Depending on nozzle size, the range varies and <br />will cover about 2 acres per move. The total application for Alfalfa is 29 inches per acre per <br />growing season depending on weather and crop conditions. The estimated volume for these <br />siderolls during one irrigating season is 48 acre feet depending on weather and crop conditions. <br />The area covered by the siderolls is shaded pink on the attached map. <br />1 <br />