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w <br />My name is Mike Morgan <br />RECEIVED <br />MAR 012010 <br />Division <br />Mning and Safety <br />I am not a public speaker but I have farmed my whole life <br />t 'I <br />The Morgan Property is Prime Farmland irrigated in Alfalfa, Alfalfa/grass, corn small grains, and <br />had a small orchard. <br />About 30 years ago, we got out of the livestock production. <br />Since that time, we had no need for irrigated pasture, dryland pasture or potential cropland which <br />is also dryland. <br />I do not want to see the neighboring properties, Johnsons, Lloyds, Bensons and <br />Richards(Martins) reclaimed as dryland pasture as they were All irrigated fields. <br />I have concerns about what we call BENSONS MOUNTAIN and the differences in elevation. <br />When it is irrigated, spoil springs could develop. The view to the North from the Sunshine <br />corner is blocked by the mountain. <br />The 98A soils along Tuttle Draw in the Johnson, Lloyd, and Benson properties should be <br />examined as possible Alluvials. <br />There are several Domestic water wells within the Permit Area that I do not see addressed in any <br />of the Permit material. The Sunshine Corner, Bensons, Johnsons. <br />Pond 11 on the Morgan property is referenced as a possible life of 25 years. We want the pond to <br />be reclaimed before or at final bond release. If used for irrigation, pit water and some field <br />runoff is high salt content and High PH. 1 would prefer it not be used on the Morgan Property. <br />We have plenty of CC Ditch water to irrigate the property. <br />If the Division is concerned about irrigation after Bond Release. Reclamation Contours, <br />leveling, and single slopes need to be watched a lot closer so furrows, gated pipe, and <br />open ditches could be used as in Pre-mine lands, or sprinklers with gravity fed supply lines need <br />to be left on the properties. <br />The 50 shares of water offered Western Fuels by us, using the twelve year average for the CC <br />Ditch Company is equivalent to 85.49 Acre feet for the Month of July. <br />The Peak use for a crop of Alfalfa for the month of July on 107 acres (Morgans) at an ET rate of <br />.29 (WFC ET) is 80.16 acre feet. We have offered more water if needed. Properties East of <br />2700 road with limited or NO water were reclaimed entirely as irrigated cropland or irrigated <br />pasture. <br />Since we have the option in our lease to do the irrigation and reclamation on the Morgan <br />Property, water should not be a problem. <br />In Conclusion, All we wanted was to have our property put back as GOOD or Better than it was