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4179215 Pages: 2 of 12 02/08/2016 01:54 PM R Fee:$66.00 Carly Koppes, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County, Co Case No. 12CW304-A Page 2of8 2. Bifurcation: The Court entered an Order on May 6, 2015 bifurcating Case No. 12CW304 into two claims: an Augmentation plan claim and a Storage Right claim. Weld County continued as Applicant in the portion of the case involving the plan for augmentation for certain unlined cells associated with the mining of the Geisert Pit. The augmentation plan decree has been designated as Case No. 12CW304-B. The Court ordered that Central Colorado Water Conservancy District and the Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District join Weld County as Co- Applicants in the portion of the case involving the storage claim for that part of the Geisert Pit that has been lined and developed into a storage reservoir ("Geisert Reservoir"). The decree herein pertains to the claim for the storage water right in Geisert Reservoir,and has been designated as Case No. 12CW304-A. 3. Amended Application: The Court entered an Order on August 12, 2015 granting Co- Applicants' motion to amend the original application for the purpose of adding an alternate point of diversion, and to request an additional diversion amount of 15 cfs, in addition to the 40 cfs that was listed in the original application. 4. Publication and Statements of Opposition: The Application was published in the Water Division No. I resume of December 2012 applications. The Amended Application was published in the Water Division No. 1 resume of August 2015 applications. The following parties filed Statements of Opposition in a timely manner: the City of Thornton; Ogilvy Irrigating and Land Company; Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; the City of Greeley, acting by and through its Water & Sewer Board; Cache la Poudre Water Users Association; and the City of Boulder. No other parties have filed statements of opposition and the time for filing statements of opposition has expired. 5. Notice and Jurisdiction. Timely and adequate notice of the Application and these proceedings has been given as required by law. The surface water involved herein is not included within the boundaries of any designated ground water basin. The Water Court has jurisdiction over the Application and the subject matter of these proceedings, and over all who have standing to appear as parties,whether they have appeared or not. 6. Purpose of Application. Weld County has operated a gravel pit(the "Geisert Pit")which has exposed groundwater that is tributary to the Cache la Poudre River. See Exhibit A, attached. A portion of the property will remain unlined and will continue to expose groundwater; depletions from which will be augmented pursuant to the augmentation plan entered by separate decree under the application in Case No. 12CW304-B.A portion of the Geisert Pit has been converted to a lined storage vessel and this application also includes a claim to adjudicate a water storage right for the Geisert Reservoir. The application has been bifurcated as noted above to address the separate claims and this decree adjudicates the storage rights claimed for the Geisert Reservoir. 7. Summary of Consultation. The Summary of Consultation with the Water Referee was held on March 21, 2013 and filed on March 31, 2013.