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Water Availability st The irrigation season under the New Cache system generally begins between the 1 ththth7 and 15of May and ends between the 10and 20of September.New Cache will divert its river rights first when available, which is typically in the spring and early summer when stream runoff is at or near peak conditions (i.e., May and June) and senior rights downstream are not calling. New Cache refers to the season of direct flow diversions (May through early July) as their “river run” season. When direct flow or river water is unavailable, New Cache will begin their “reservoir run” or delivery of their 8 reservoir or other supplemental sources. In most years, New Cache is able to continue some limited diversions under their direct flow water rights even during the “reservoir run.” New Cache refers to direct flow diversion diverted during the reservoir run as “river credits.” According to the New Cache website, river credits are calculated from the portion of the water being delivered during reservoir season that is river or direct flow decree water. We understand that the Water Commissioner calculates total system river credits on a weekly basis and that New Cache allocates those credits to its shareholders on a pro-rata basis. River credits provide some supplies to shareholders after the primary river run ends in early July, but on a grand scale they tend to make up a smaller portion of total irrigation diversions during the months of August, September and October. If New Cache shares are acquired in the future by the Town for direct irrigation, Windsor can anticipate that on average this source will be available to meet nearly all water demands in May and June, but only a fraction of total irrigation demand in all other months. If CLP Reservoir shares are acquired in the future by the Town for direct irrigation, Windsor can anticipate that on average this source will be available to meet demands when New Cache or other direct flow shares are unavailable. Timing of deliveries for both New Cache and CLP Reservoir is less relevant if the shares are changed and stored in Kyger Reservoir. Storage within Kyger Reservoir would allow the water rights to be “retimed” as needed, e.g., stored when they are available and released at a later date when needed. Delivery and Consumptive Use The table below includes the approximate per share river diversion/reservoir releases, farm headgate delivery volumes and consumptive use values for New Cache’s direct flow water rights and CLP Reservoir’s storage rights. This information was obtained from the January 2010 Draft Ditch-Wide Engineering Report. 7 Source of information: SPDSS New Cache memo 8 Source: SPDSS New Cache memo, New Cache website