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Bucklen Pit SWSP November 7, 2018 Plan ID 3183 Page 5 of 9 amounts are consistent with projected deliveries per share for Year One as described in paragraph 28 of the decree entered in case no. 2003CW348. Projected deliveries for Year One were calculated in accordance with paragraph 20.3.3 of the decree entered in case no. 2003CW99, and are based on 2002-2006 recorded deliveries. As specified in case no. 1996CW658, all GIC direct flow deliveries incur an immediate surface return flow obligation of 23.7%, and all Fossil Creek deliveries incur an immediate surface return flow obligation of 20.1%. The estimated consumptive use credit is therefore 15.50 acre-feet per share for GIC direct flow water, and 0.95 acre-feet per share for Fossil Creek Reservoir water. In total, the six GIC shares are expected to have a net credit to the river of 98.68 acre-feet (not including subsurface return flow obligations, which are separately accounted for as a depletion as discussed above). The use of the Year One projected deliveries is acceptable for this plan period and appears reasonable based on current conditions. Should actual GIC deliveries be less than projected deliveries, the Applicant is obligated to obtain additional or alternate replacement supplies to replace all depletions at the Bucklen Pit. Platte River Power Authority ("PRPA") Lease A lease of 16.00 acre-feet of water provided by the Platte River Power Authority ("PRPA") will be used to make replacements during the period of November 2018 through March 2019. The replacement water will consist of either reusable water currently stored in or delivered through Fossil Creek Reservoir (WDID 0303774), including water released directly from the Ft. Collins WWTP No. 2 Outfall (WDID 0302301) through the reservoir. PRPA has an "Agreement for the Reuse of Water for Energy Generation", dated August 10, 1978, with the City of Fort Collins ("Fort Collins") and Water Supply and Storage Company ("WSSC") that provides PRPA with the right to receive reusable water delivered by Fort Collins. PRPA, Fort Collins, and WSSC also obtained approval of a plan for augmentation including reuse of water in Division 1 Water Court Case no. W-9332-78. In case no. W-9332-78, the Court found that 4,200 acre-feet or more per year will be available from Fort Collins to the PRPA to be used primarily for cooling purposes in connection with its Rawhide Energy Facility. Pursuant to the decree, if PRPA does not require the water for its own purposes, PRPA, Fort Collins, or other water users may utilize the water for any other beneficial purpose including augmentation. In addition, PRPA has entered into an Agreement with the North Poudre Irrigation Company ("North Poudre") dated November 15, 1979, which grants PRPA the right to store surplus water (beyond the needs of the Rawhide Energy Facility) in Fossil Creek Reservoir and lease such water to other users who can use it. The Fossil Creek Reservoir outlet discharges to the Cache la Poudre River in the NE' of the NE' of the SW'/a of Section 11, Township 6 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., approximately 21 miles upstream from the Bucklen Pit. River transit loss will be assessed on all deliveries as determined by the water commissioner for District 3. During the months of November through March, it is possible for a call to be placed at the Greeley No. 3 headgate, which could potentially sweep the river. It is the Applicant's responsibility to track the daily call and make arrangements as necessary to ensure this water is bypassed or otherwise delivered to the Cache la Poudre adjacent to the Bucklen Pit. Therefore, as long as a diversion structure is not sweeping the South Platte River, the PRPA lease is able to provide replacement water on behalf of the Bucklen Pit. Additional Sources Supplemental leases will be obtained in the event that the above-described sources are insufficient to replace all depletions from the Bucklen Pit. Such supplemental leases may be obtained from any authorized augmentation source contained in a gravel pit approved pursuant to § 37-90-137(11) that is capable of making replacements at the most upstream calling right impacted by the Bucklen Pit depletions.