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for domestic (in -house and lawn /landscaping watering), municipal, commercial, industrial, <br />school, irrigation, and pond evaporation (within elevation zones) will be established in a <br />standardized manner based on generally accepted engineering principles. <br />All out -of- priority depletions will be replaced in time, amount and location to prevent material <br />injury to senior water rights. <br />2.1.2 Study Area Description <br />The study area or this project includes all lands within Huerfano County that are within the <br />Huerfano River drainage basin and within the HCWCD's service area as outlined in the Decree <br />in Civil Action No. 4288. The study area does not include United States Forest Service lands <br />within the Huerfano River drainage basin. The Town of Gardner is the only town in the study <br />area and Gardner is an unincorporated town. The service area encompasses approximately <br />430,500 acres. The elevation ranges from approximately 10,500 feet above sea level to an <br />elevation of approximately 5,350 feet above sea level at the point where the Huerfano River <br />flows out of Huerfano County, Colorado. Historic populated areas located within the study area <br />include Apache City, Badito, Farisita, Gardner, Malachite, Red Wing, and Sharpsdale. A map of <br />the study area, including locations of existing and proposed facilities is included as Figure 1. <br />2.1.3 Previous Studies <br />TZA reviewed the following study: <br />Water Resources of Huerfano County, prepared by Zorich -Erker Engineering, Inc, (TZA's <br />predecessor company) in 1978. TZA reviewed the current and past State Engineer's Office <br />(SEO) Substitute Water Supply Plans (SWSP's) and the Division Engineer's Rule 14 <br />Replacement Plan approvals under the Arkansas River Use Rules. We also reviewed and <br />evaluated several potential locations for locating an augmentation pond before we chose a site <br />near Red Wing, Colorado. <br />2.2 PROJECT SPONSOR <br />The HCWCD is the project sponsor. The mailing address for HCWCD is PO Box 442, La Veta, <br />CO 81055. HCWCD was established, effective September 30, 1971, pursuant to the Colorado <br />Water Conservancy Act. The Decree in Civil Action No. 4288 and the Bylaws of the HCWCD <br />are included in Appendix C and Appendix D respectively. <br />The HCWCD is a Title 37 water conservancy district. The District's boundaries encompass all <br />of Huerfano County, minus exclusions (see Figure 1). The Project encompasses the Huerfano <br />River basin portion of the County. <br />HCWCD is governed by a five member board of directors, as follows: <br />Kent Mace, President <br />Dawson Jordan, Vice President <br />2 <br />