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Mr. Jared Dains, P.E. Page 4 of 9 <br />May 7, 2015 <br />As specified in case no. 1996CW658, all deliveries of GIC water incur a return flow obligation <br />to the stream system made up of a surface and subsurface component. The surface component of <br />the return flow obligation of GIC direct flow water will be calculated by multiplying deliveries by <br />0.237 (23.7%). The surface component of the return flow obligation associated with the Applicant's <br />use of Fossil Creek Reservoir water will be calculated by multiplying those deliveries by 0.201 <br />(20.1%). The subsurface component of the return flow obligation will be calculated by multiplying <br />the average annual delivery of GIC water, shown above, by the monthly subsurface return flow <br />factors given in Appendix A-2 of the decree entered in case no. 1996CW658 (see Table 4). As shown <br />in Table 4, the estimated subsurface return flow obligations for GIC direct flow deliveries and Fossil <br />Creek reservoir deliveries total 6.88 acre-feet and 0.01 acre-feet, respectively, for this plan period. <br />The quantity of GIC water remaining after the Applicant has satisfied its return flow obligations is <br />equivalent to the historical consumptive use attributable to the shares. <br />For the purposes of this SWSP, you have used a projected yield of 20.31 acre-feet of GIC <br />direct flow water per share and 1.19 acre-feet of Fossil Creek Reservoir deliveries per share. These <br />amounts are consistent with projected deliveries per share for Year One as described in paragraph 28 <br />of the decree entered in case no. 2003CW348. Projected deliveries for Year One were calculated in <br />accordance with paragraph 20.3.3 of the decree entered in case no. 2003CW99, and are based on <br />2002-2006 recorded deliveries. The use of the Year One projected deliveries is acceptable for this <br />plan period and appears reasonable based on current conditions. As shown in the attached Table 5, <br />total credit for the Applicant's 3.0 GIC shares is projected to be 49.34 acre-feet for the irrigation <br />season (hot including subsurface return flow obligations, which are incorporated as part of the <br />augmentation requirement in Table 5). Should actual GIC deliveries be less than projected <br />deliveries, the Applicant is obligated to obtain additional or alternate replacement supplies to <br />replace all depletions at the Greeley Pit. Based on the actual annual deliveries reported for 2011- <br />2014, the 10 -year farm headgate delivery will not exceed 186.43 acre-feet per share, or 559.29 acre- <br />feet for all 3.0 shares, so long as deliveries do not exceed the annual limitation of 25.26 acre-feet <br />per •share, or 75.78 acre-feet for all 3.0 shares, decreed in case no. 1996CW658. <br />The Applicant's GIC shares will be delivered to the Cache la Poudre River at the23rd Avenue <br />and Fourth Street Return Station (WDID 0302318). Those replacements will be made directly <br />adjacent to the Greeley Pit. Due to the close proximity of the return station to the Greeley Pit, no <br />transit losses will be assessed for the delivery of the GIC shares. The replacement deliveries will be <br />made above the Ogilvy Ditch, which is typically the first calling water right below the Greeley Pit <br />point of depletion during the period of April to October. <br />Bucklen Equipment Company Lease <br />The Applicant has entered into an agreement with Bucklen Equipment Co., Inc. for the lease <br />of excess augmentation credits from the Bucklen Pit SWSP (WDID 0302538) during the months of April <br />through October 2015. A copy of the lease is attached. The excess augmentation credits will be <br />generated from six (6) GIC shares owned by the Bucklen Equipment Co., Inc. After use in Bucklen Pit <br />SWSP, the shares are projected to produce a total of 60.7 acre-feet of excess credits during the 2015 <br />irrigation season. Hiner anticipates using a total of 23.0 acre-feet of excess credits in this SWSP, as <br />shown in the table below. <br />April <br />May <br />Jun <br />Jul <br />Aug <br />Sep <br />Oct <br />Total <br />Excess Credit 4.5 <br />11.2 <br />10.1 <br />10.5 <br />10.2 <br />8.7 <br />5.6 <br />60.7 <br />Hiner Lease 2.3 <br />0.6 <br />3.1 <br />4.7 <br />4.8 <br />3.9 <br />3.6 <br />23.0 <br />The return flow obligations associated with the use of the six Bucklen GIC shares are counted as a <br />depletion in and will be replaced under the Bucklen Pit SWSP. The Bucklen GIC shares will be <br />delivered to the Cache La Poudre River at the 23rd Avenue and Fourth Street Return Station. <br />