Recharge. To enhance the farming and ranching lifestyle and economy of the Lemhi River Basin, the IWRB will commission a managed recharge feasibility study to evaluate the costs and benefits of managed recharge as a long-term water management tool in the Lemhi River Basin and determine if a program can be carried out. The study will assess the volume of water available for recharge and the potential areas within the Lemhi Basin suitable for managed recharge and it will develop preliminary cost estimates for implementing managed recharge. a. As part of the managed recharge feasibility study, the IWRB will identify two pilot recharge projects. The Parties agree to not protest recharge water right applications for the pilot projects and to cooperate in obtain access to lands for development of the pilot projects. b. Recharge applications for permit shall be subject to the same conditions applied to the streamflow maintenance water rights set forth in this Agreement.
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