§ 48-4472 — Demand replenishment services

A. The district may offer replenishment services to its members on an on-demand basis if the district has water available to provide replenishment services in excess of the total replenishment services to be provided during the year pursuant to contracts entered into under section 48-4470.

B. The district shall announce the availability of demand replenishment services under this section to the district members by a method established by the board taking into account the cost of providing notice and the need to provide timely notice to all members considering the schedule on which the water for the demand replenishment services will become available.

C. The board shall establish standards to apportion demand replenishment services among members that request such services.

D. A district member that receives replenishment services under this section shall pay the district, as a replenishment tax, the water acquisition costs associated with the water used by the district in providing replenishment services. On receipt of payment, the district shall credit the member's replenishment account under section 48-4464 with an amount of groundwater equal to the amount of replenishment services the member purchased.