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Mr. Jared Dains, P.E. <br />May 7, 2015 <br />Certificate No. No. of Shares Orieinal Pronert <br />2835 <br />0.5 <br />John £t Barbara Barrett <br />3044 <br />0.5 <br />David Beckers <br />3352 <br />0.5 <br />Carmen Duran <br />3343 <br />0.5 <br />Darrin Morse <br />3364 <br />0.2 <br />Ray Smith <br />3365 <br />0.8 <br />Steve it Linda Story <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />Each share of GIC water provides the shareholder with both GIC direct flow water and Fossil Creek <br />Reservoir water. A water right dedication affidavit for the subject three shares was provided by the <br />Applicant and is attached to this letter. <br />A portion of the Greeley Canal No. 3 was changed in Division 1 Water Court in case no. <br />1996CW658 based on a ditch -wide analysis by the Poudre Prairie Mutual Reservoir and Irrigation <br />Company. The use of the subject ditch shares in this plan shall be in accordance with the terms and <br />conditions decreed in case no. 1996CW658, including monthly and annual volumetric limits on water <br />deliveries and monthly return flow requirements. The decree in case no. 1996CW658 found that 519.7 <br />shares were used to irrigate 3,501 acres with an average historical consumptive use of 5,358 acre-feet <br />per year, which yields an average consumptive use credit of 10.31 acre-feet per share (5,358 acre-feet <br />519.7 shares). <br />Based on the above, the 3.0 shares to be used in this plan result in a consumptive use credit of <br />approximately 30.93 acre-feet per year (10.31 acre-feet per share x 3.0 shares). Dry up covenants have <br />been obtained for the shares used for irrigation on the Barrett, Duran, Farm W-38 (Morse), Smith and <br />Story properties. The Becker's one-half (0.5) share will be used as a "floating share" as described in <br />case no. 1996CW658. In accordance with paragraph 19 of case no. 1996CW658, the lands historically <br />irrigated by the "floating shares" are reported to have already been dried up and are no longer <br />irrigated. <br />In paragraph 6.7.4 of the decree in case no. 1996CW658, future farm headgate deliveries of the <br />67.75 shares were limited to 1,712 acre-feet per year (25.26 acre-feet per share) and 12,631 acre-feet <br />(186.43 acre-feet per share) in any consecutive 10 year period. Deliveries of the 3.0 shares of GIC water <br />under this plan must comply with these limits. The historical return flows shall be maintained in <br />accordance with the return flow factors identified in case no. 1996CW658. The return flows associated <br />with the delivery of Fossil Creek Reservoir water that is attributable to the 3.0 GIC shares shall also be <br />maintained in accordance with the surface and subsurface factors decreed in case nos. 1996CW658. <br />Pursuant to paragraph 6.7.6 of case no. 1996CW658, the subsurface component of the return flow <br />obligation will be calculated based on the 5 -year running average annual farm headgate deliveries of <br />GIC direct flow water and Fossil Creek Reservoir water. 2011 was the first year that these shares were <br />used for augmentation use; therefore, for the purposes of this SWSP, the subsurface return flow <br />obligations will be based on the average of actual 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 deliveries. The total <br />annual deliveries for the last four years and the 4 -year average are shown in the table below: <br />Water Year <br />Total Annual Delivery (acre-feet) <br />GIC Direct Flow Fossil Creek Reservoir <br />2011 <br />13.68 <br />0 <br />2012 <br />39.56 <br />0 <br />2013 <br />45.50 <br />0.15 <br />2014 <br />15.99 <br />0 <br />Average <br />28.69 <br />0.04 <br />