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� ; � Mr. Alan Wickert Mr. Gregory Timm December 3, 2(M39 I Page 3 augmentation water which has been useci previously in augmentation plans. Depending on certain outstanding tegal issues, the Vidler rights may be diverted and credited during a period from May 15 to as late as October I5. Under the decree in Case No. 84CW716, however, the period of use for the subject lt� acre-feet of his#orical use credit is effectively limited to the period afMay 15 to September 15. The decree also includes a daily maximum diversion of 0.8b4 cfs. Because the Vid[er rights are for ini�ation season use anly, year-round use will require storage of a portion of the rights during the irrigation season for subsequent release during the non-irrigation season. Swans Nest Reservoir No. 1 I' Under the decree in Case No_ 84CW716, the Swans Nest Reservoir Na. 1 is decreed for storage of up to 13.9 acre-feet, primarity through exchange of the Vidler Rights, and is � proposed for release of augmentation water. The proposed location af the reservoir is in portions of Sections 7, 8, 17 and 18 of Township 6 South, Range 77 West of the 6`� P.M. along the Swan River. The decree does not specificalty claim a new storage right for the � reservoir, but does specifically discuss the methods of release or augmentation of any associated out-of-priority evaporation depletiQns. The subsequent decree in Case No. 87CW21 b pravides for DiIlon Reservoir to be used as an additional place of storage for � the Vidler augmentatian rights. Because of the availability of alternative storage under the Dillon storage agreement, the � potential construction and permitting casts for a new reservair, liznited land available upon which ta construct the reservoir, and potentiai evaparatian losses which could be significant in relation to other District consumptive uses, future development of the � Swans Nest Reservoir No. 1 was not considered as a likely component of the District water supp[y operations. � Dillon Reservoir Storage A.greement Under the decree in Case No. 87CW216 and an agreement dated November 8, 1990 � between the City and County of Denver and Swan's Nest Metropolitan District, Swan's Nest has been allotted 6 acre-feet for storage af its Vidler rights. This 6 acre-foat ailotment is part of a total of l00 acre-feet of storage space in Dillan Reservoir made � available to Summit County by Denver. Under the agreement, Swan's Nest rr►ust dedicate 28.5 percent of any Vidler water stored in Dillan Reservoir as a storage charge. This means that for ea.ch 1.0 acre-foat of augmentation water neeried for nan-inigation season � releases, 1.4 acre-feet would need to be delivered into Dillon Reservoir to offset the storage chaxge. The availability ofstorage under this agreement allows for the year-round operatian of the Swan's Nest wells under the augmentation plan_ � Master Water Lease This March 11, 1997 lease between Breckenridge Meadows Development Company and � Swan's Nest MetrapoIitan District reserves a f�rst right of first use for Swan's Nest Well �