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Loveland Ready -Mix, Inc. Combined SWSP Page 4 of 6 October 29, 2014 commissioner's discretion on a monthly or more frequent basis. Transportation loss charges, if applicable, will be as assessed by the water commissioner. Replacement for depletions during the period of September through April and at times when the Barnes Ditch inches are out -of- priority will be met by releases of fully consumable water leased from the City of Loveland. LRM has a total of 200 acre -feet of fully consumable water available pursuant to a lease agreement dated January 13, 1998. The subject lease is valid for a term of 25 years, ending on December 31, 2022. For the approval period of this plan, LRM has dedicated 100.66 acre -feet to the augmentation plan decreed in case no. 2009CW105, and has up to 99 acre -feet available for use under this SWSP. Delivery of the leased water will take place at Loveland's wastewater treatment plant (WDID 0402300), or at another location agreed upon by Loveland and LRM. A monthly breakdown of the stream depletions and replacements are shown in the attached Table 6. Conditions of Approval I hereby approve this substitute water supply plan, in accordance with § 37 -90- 137(11), C.R.S., subject to the following conditions: 1. This SWSP shall be valid for the period of November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015 unless otherwise revoked, modified, or superseded by decree. If operation under this SWSP will be required for an additional period, a renewal request must be submitted to this office with the statutory fee (currently $257 for each mining site) prior to the expiration date but no later than August 31, 2015. 2. Well permits have been obtained in accordance with § 37 -90- 137(2) and (11), C.R.S., for the current use and exposed water surface area of each gravel pit, as identified in Table A. 3. The total area of pond surface exposed after December 31, 1980 shall not exceed 40.56 acres at the Larimer Pit, 2.81 acres at the Mariana Butte Pit, and 17.2 acres at the Baer Pit, as shown in Table A of this approval. Should the total surface area exposed exceed those amounts, an amendment to this plan will need to be filed with this office. 4. The total amount of ground water to be appropriated from each of the pits shall not exceed the values listed in Table B of this approval. Total consumption must not exceed these aforementioned amounts unless an amendment is made to this plan. 5. Approval of this plan is for the purposes as stated herein. Any additional uses of water must first be approved by this office. Any future additional historical consumptive,use credit given (e.g., agricultural water transfer) for this site must consider all previous credits given. 6. All releases of replacement water must be sufficient to cover all out -of- priority depletions in time, place, and amount and must be made under the direction and /or the approval of the water commissioner. The release of replacement water may be aggregated to maximize beneficial use. The water commissioner and /or the division engineer shall determine the rate and timing of an aggregated release.