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Case No. 09CW105
<br /> Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law,
<br /> Judgment and Decree
<br /> Page 13 of 28
<br /> C. calculation of the amount of storage within the void spaces
<br /> based on the above described information; and
<br /> d. methodology that will be used to relate changes in reservoir
<br /> levels to the amount of water in storage, including water held
<br /> in the alluvial material.
<br /> 14. Date of appropriation: December 18, 2007.
<br /> How appropriation initiated: DRMS permit issued March 2006.
<br /> Mining/construction of the reservoirs began December 18, 2007. As evidenced by its
<br /> approved reclamation plans and mining permits, LRM had and manifested the intent to
<br /> appropriate water for its claimed uses as of the priority date above. LRM's actions and on-
<br /> going mining manifested their intent, gave adequate notice, and constituted substantial
<br /> steps toward appropriation of water, all as of the appropriation date claimed above.
<br /> 15. Uses: industrial, commercial, reclamation, domestic, piscatorial, fishing, fish
<br /> culture and propagation, stock watering, wildlife, aesthetic, recreation, irrigation, fire
<br /> protection, all uses associated with gravel and rock mining including evaporation, dust
<br /> suppression and production and processing losses, directly, after storage, by exchange or
<br /> by augmentation, replacement and as a source of substitute supply. The water rights will
<br /> be used, in part, to replace evaporation from exposed groundwater at these and other sites
<br /> identified herein. The water may be fully consumed either by first use, successive use or
<br /> disposition.
<br /> 15.1 Irrigation Use: Up to 100 acres within the Walters and Bokelman Pits site,
<br /> and the Green and Croissant Pits site described on Exhibit A. Irrigation use may be made
<br /> directly or following storage, or by augmentation of out of priority depletions resulting
<br /> from one or more separate diversions made for irrigation use.
<br /> j 15.2 Domestic and commercial uses will occur at the Walters and Bokelman Pits
<br /> site, and the Green Pits site. Domestic and commercial uses may be made directly or
<br /> following storage, or by augmentation of out of priority depletions resulting from one or
<br /> more separate diversions made for domestic and commercial uses.
<br /> 15.3 Industrial, reclamation, piscatorial, fishing, fish culture and propagation,
<br /> stock watering, wildlife, aesthetic, recreation, fire protection, all uses associated with
<br /> gravel and rock mining including evaporation, dust suppression and production and
<br /> processing losses, directly, after storage, or by augmentation of out of priority depletions
<br /> resulting from one or more separate diversions for these uses, will occur at the Walters and
<br /> a Bokelman Pits site and the Green and Croissant Pits site, and such uses may occur by
<br /> augmentation of out of priority depletions resulting from one or more separate diversions
<br /> for these uses at the Dunn site.
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