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<br /> <br />fhis ..ill provid<:! 13."( acre-feet of water consumptiv"ly <br /> <br />useJ for historical irrigation purposes to downstream watur <br /> <br />rignts dffectcd by the junior depletions related to the two <br /> <br />well s of th~ dPpl j cant.. <br /> <br />13. 8ecause the winter depletions of the appl icant <br /> <br />would reduce the amount of water available to senior water <br /> <br />rights locateo downstrea",. the applicant will compensate <br /> <br />these water rights by proviJing the winter depletion durin'j <br /> <br />the summpr months when normally used in the amount of 5.9 <br /> <br />acre-feat which is to be provided by 3.5 acres of the to~al <br /> <br />of D.l acres of land to be removed from irrigation. The P-./,t:. <br />hOJ neyohtlW (1"'/ /J c",.,f/t!Cr7Y fi-r ercculr"..., tT ,"""'//7,1- ~~ <br />appl icant h~s G8~tr~cl_d to store and exchange the winter <br /> <br />depletions in Rifle Gap Reservoir under contract withihe <br />. . /'1;O,Pr1fC ~I z:- <br />Silt Water Conservancy District. A copy of sai contract, <br />'" <br />although not fully executed, has been filed with this court. <br /> <br />14. lhe applicant will remove the ramaining 4.6 <br /> <br />acres from irrigation to compensate downstream senior water <br /> <br />rights in the amount of 7.8 acre-fee~ which is equivalent <br /> <br />to the summer depletion of the applicant. <br /> <br />15. The applicant will reduce its water rights in <br /> <br />the Heinze Ditch by the rdtio of B.l acres over 73.1 acres <br /> <br />or 11.4 percent, and will leave these water rights in the <br /> <br />Middle Fork of Rifle Creek for the benefit of downstream <br /> <br />water users as part of this plan for au~mentation. AS a <br /> <br />result the existing Heinze DitCh water rights will be reduced <br /> <br />by the followin~ amounts: <br /> <br /> !mQYQ1_~~~Y~1iQQ 8Sl!SlQ&!) <br />Priority 1';0. 67 001L4 cfs 0.!HI6 Ct5 <br />Priority tlo. 102 0.31. 9 cfs 2.4Bl cfs <br />Priority No. L25 0.09L cfs 0.709 cfs <br /> <br />Lb. The applicant may divert no more than 13.7 acre- <br /> <br />feet ~er year at the two wnlls ~s measureO by total izing <br /> <br />flo~ meters at a rate not to exceed 30 gpm in total for the <br /> <br />two wells. <br /> <br />-6- <br />