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. 5. The purpose of the Hospital Road Recharge Pond is to generate recharge accretions that can offset out-of-priority depletions caused by well pumping under the UP&B system. Deliveries to the pond will infiltrate into the aquifer and percolate into the South Platte River as recharge accretions. The proposed Hospital Road Recharge Pond would be located on the north side of the City of Brush and just north of the Brush Lateral of the Upper Platte and Beaver Canal system. The parcel on which the pond sits was purchased by the Castle Rock Construction Company (Castle Rock) for development. UP&B has a purchase agreement for ten acres for the recharge facility. Part of the agreement was that Castle Rock would excavate the pond. At this time the excavation is mostly completed. The pond is planned to be about 9.6 acres with 4:1 side slopes and a depth of about ten feet.A pond inlet structure will be constructed that consists of a check structure on the canal, a slide gate and measurement weir to divert and measure the recharge water to the pond. Riprap will be place on the slope below the inlet structure to prevent erosion when filling. Grass seed will be applied at the perimeter of the pond and top of the slope to prevent erosion. Also, an all-weather access road will be installed on the north side of the Brush Lateral running from Hospital Road to the inlet structure. The headgate of the canal includes a bridge that enables crossing of the canal. This bridge is approximately 36 feet long and enables material to be hauled from one side of the canal to the other. The bridge is too narrow for the maneuvering of trucks for hauling. As configured,the bridge limits hauling to loader buckets. Enlargement of the Headgate Bridge is planned to expand the width by twelve feet and allow truck passage to meet the current and projected operation and maintenance demands.