LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I,
Philip S. Winner, the undersigned, of 10169
East Lake Place, Englewood, Colorado 80111,
hereby make, constitute and appoint Steven F.
Crooke or, in the alternative, Jerry W.
Fanska, each of Layne Christensen Company,
1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods,
Kansas, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
for me and in my name, place, and stead
giving severally unto said Mr. Crooke and Mr.
Fanska full power to execute and to file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") as my attorney-in-fact, any and all
SEC Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144 required to be filed
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as
amended, in connection with my beneficial
ownership of equity securities of Layne
Christensen Company.

     The rights, powers, and authority of said
attorney-in-fact herein granted shall
commence and be in full force and effect as
of the date hereof, and such rights, powers,
and authority shall remain in full force and
effect for as long as the undersigned is
subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 16 or until revoked in writing by the
undersigned, whichever first occurs.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
executed this Limited Power of Attorney as of
this 4th day of June, 2009.

                       /s/ Philip S. Winner
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                             (Signature)

State of  KANSAS  )
                  ) ss.
County of JOHNSON )

     On this 4th day of June, 2009, before me a
notary public in and for said state, personally
appeared Philip S. Winner, to me personally known,
who being duly sworn, acknowledged that he had
executed the foregoing instrument for purposes
therein mentioned and set forth.

                          /s/ Dolores A. DeMeese
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   [SEAL]                      Notary Public

My Commission Expires:
     July 31, 2011
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       (Date)