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<br />. . ". <br /> <br />Center Wells Nos. 5-10, through any combination of pumping of the wells, will not <br />exceed a rate of 0.334 cfs nor an annual maximum amount of32.9 acre-feet. <br /> <br />16.14. Water withdrawn by the Applicants, pursuant to this plan for <br />augmentation, will be fully reusable by the Applicants provided the source of <br />replacement was also fully reusable. <br /> <br />16. 15. The Court will retain jurisdiction for a period of five years after the date of <br />entry of this Ruling and Decree. <br /> <br />ll. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW <br /> <br />I. The Court has jurisdiction over this proceeding. The Applicants have complied <br />with the required statutory requirements, full and adequate notice of the Applicants' <br />claims have been given in the manner required by law and no additional notice needs to be <br />given. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter and over all persons with <br />standing to become parties in this case, whether they have appeared or not. This is a <br />"water matter" as described in c.R.S. ~~ 37-92-101, et seq. <br /> <br />2. The foregoing Findings of Fact are incorporated herein to the extent they <br />constitute Conclusions of Law. <br /> <br />3. The Applicants have complied with all requirements, have met all standards and <br />burdens of proof to adjudicate the augmentation plan requested in the First Amended <br />Application and are therefore entitled to an absolute Decree confirming and approving the <br />plan for augmentation. <br /> <br />4. This Court will retain jurisdiction over the plan for augmentation decreed herein <br />for a period of five years from the date of entry of this Ruling and Decree for <br />reconsideration of the question of injury to the vested or conditional rights of others <br />resulting from the plan for augmentation decreed herein. Pursuant to C.R.S. ~ 37-92- <br />304(6), any person, including the Opposers herein, may move to evoke the Court's <br />retained jurisdiction by filing a motion and notice to all parties. <br /> <br />5. Plans of augmentation, such as the foregoing, are consistent with the established <br />doctrine of maximum utilization. <br /> <br />6. The Applicants do not lose dominion and control of water when they use it for <br />lawn irrigation, other irrigation, or when it seeps from the Reservoir. <br /> <br />7. The State water administrative officials, at the request of senior appropriators or <br />on their own initiative, shall not curtail the diversion of water through any of the seven <br />wells identified in this decree while the diversions are being made in accordance with the <br />terms of this Ruling and Decree. <br /> <br />12 <br />