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Peter Wayland <br />November 18, 2014 <br />Page 6 <br />as another replacement source is obtained. A copy of the affidavit is attached to this <br />letter. For the purposes of this SWSP, this affidavit will be accepted for the dedication of <br />the shares; however, if the State Engineer determines that a different affidavit or <br />dedication process is necessary to assure proper dedication of the shares, additional <br />information may be required prior to future SWSP approvals. <br />13. The Applicant shall perform an inspection and provide verification for all parcels of dried up land <br />used to generate augmentation credits during the term of this SWSP. The final verification of <br />dry up will be in the form of an affidavit signed by an individual having personal knowledge of <br />the dry up for the entire irrigation season for each parcel of land used in this SWSP. In <br />accordance with the attached protocol for dry-up of irrigated land, the Applicant shall provide a <br />written notification to the water commissioner and division engineer identifying the lands to be <br />dried up for the 2015 irrigation season. By October 31, 2015, the Applicant shall provide an <br />affidavit to the water commissioner and division engineer that identifies and confirms the lands <br />that were dried up during the 2015 irrigation season in order that the final determination of <br />augmentation credits for the irrigation season can be made along with mapping showing any <br />revisions to the dried -up acreage. A GIS shapefile must be emailed to <br />Div1Accounting @state.co.us for each dry-up notification and affidavit. The shapefile shall <br />include the pending case number, the WDID of the plan, the acreage of dry-up, and any <br />accompanying metadata. In addition, the datum must NAD83 and the UTM projection must be <br />Zone 13 North. The Applicant shall modify accounting to reflect that the credit from any dried <br />up fields containing alfalfa or native grass was assessed in the following manner: <br />(a) For fields deep tilled or chemically treated to successfully kill alfalfa or native grass, 100% <br />credit will be given for consumptive use as otherwise computed under the conditions of this <br />approval. <br />(b) For fields not deep tilled or chemically treated to successfully kill alfalfa, records of monthly <br />monitoring of depth to groundwater at existing irrigation wells or existing or new monitoring <br />wells or piezometers within % -mile of each alfalfa or native grass field must be maintained. <br />Credits will be reduced according to the following table when depth to groundwater is less <br />than the depth assumed to provide no significant contribution to alfalfa growth. <br />Measurements taken at the start of each month will determine the necessary reduction in <br />credit to be applied during the following month. The applicant may use another <br />methodology upon review and approval by the State Engineer and Division Engineer. <br />Depth to Ground <br />Water (Feet) <br />Percent Reduction in CU Credit' <br />Native Grass <br />Alfalfa <br />1 <br />85% <br />100% <br />2 <br />50% <br />90% <br />3 <br />30% <br />75% <br />4 <br />20% <br />50% <br />5 <br />15% <br />35% <br />6 <br />10% <br />20% <br />7 <br />5% <br />15% <br />8 <br />0% <br />10% <br />