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Mark McLean, P.E. November 12, 2013 Page 3 4. If the actual water surface exposure exceeds 12 acres, the additional evaporative depletion must be accounted for and replaced via an amendment to this plan. 5. The consumption associated with this mining operation is limited to evaporation, dust suppression, and water lost in product not to exceed a total of 37.38 acre -feet in lagged depletions during the 2013 plan year. All diversions for dust suppression must be metered in compliance with the "Amended Rules Governing the Measurement of Tributary Ground Water Diversions Located in the Arkansas River Basin." A certified totalizing flow meter must be maintained. 6. AGUA/Fremont Paving agree to replace out -of- priority depletions to senior surface water rights in Colorado and depletions to usable Stateline flows occurring after the expiration date of the plan (March 31, 2014) that are caused by diversions of groundwater during the life of the Plan. To guarantee that sufficient augmentation water will be provided to replace such depletions, AGUA has committed 8.88 acre -feet and UAWCD has committed 32 acre -feet required to cover depletions during the 2013 plan year, for a total of 40.88 acre -feet. The water leases between AGUA and Fremont Paving and UAWCD and Fremont was not included with the submittal; therefore, a copy of the lease must be provided to both the Division Office and the State Engineer's Office prior to November 15, 2013. 7. Releases of water by AGUA and UAWCD pursuant to this plan shall be coordinated with the Division Engineer and the Augmentation Coordinator and shall equal or exceed the depletions to be replaced on a monthly basis. 8. Accounting of water in this plan, including excavated area, area of actual ground water exposure, pumping, stream depletions, and replacement water deliveries must be provided to the Water Commissioner (Peter. Kasperpstate.co.us) and Division Engineer ( Augmentation .Coordinatorp_state.co.us) on forms and at times acceptable to them. Said accounting must be received by the 10th of the month following the month being reported. The name, mailing address, and phone number of the contact person who is responsible for operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on the accounting forms. 9. The approval of this substitute water supply does not relieve the applicant and /or landowner of the requirement to obtain a Water Court decree approving a permanent plan for augmentation or mitigation to ensure the permanent replacement of all depletions, including long -term evaporation losses after the gravel mining operations have ceased. Application for a decree should be made three years prior to the completion of mining with the intent of obtaining a decreed plan by the completion of mining. Approval of this substitute supply plan does not imply a position by this office on any related litigation. 10. A request for renewal of this plan must be submitted with the statutory fee then in effect at least 90 days prior to the date of expiration (January 1, 2014). 11. This substitute water supply plan may be revoked or modified at any time should it be determined that injury to other water rights has or will occur as a result of this plan. 12. Dewatering at this site will produce delayed depletions to the stream system. As long as the pit is continuously dewatered, the water returned to the stream system should be adequate to offset the depletions attributable to the dewatering operation. Once dewatering at the site ceases, the delayed depletions must be addressed. Accordingly, dewatering is required to continue during the terms of this approval. At least three years prior to completion of dewatering, a plan must be submitted that specifies how the post pumping dewatering depletions (including refilling of the pit) will be replaced, in time, place and amount. If