2019-07-01_INSPECTION - M2001022

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Case No. 09CW105 Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Judgment and Decree Page 7 of 28 7.4 Depletion and Return Flow Factors. Historical depletion credits and return flows shall be replicated in time, location, and amount based upon the following depletion and return flow factors: 7.4.1 Depletion Factors. Of the water delivered to Loveland Ready Mix attributable to the Hillsborough Shares for the Changed Uses, the following percentages may be used directly, stored for later use in the Walters Reservoir No. 1, Walters Reservoir No. 2 or Bokelman Reservoir No. 1, returned to the Big Thompson River for augmentation use or payment of return flow obligations: De letion Factors April 64.0% May 78.6% June 74.1% July 71.5% August 65.1% September 49.9% The balance shall be returned directly to the Big Thompson River at the location described in Paragraph 6.1 to maintain historical return flows from the Walters and Bokelman Pits site. All water delivered in October shall be returned directly to the Big Thompson River. 7.4.2 Return Flow Factors. During the period of April 1 through September 30 of each year, LRM shall multiply its delivery for the Changed Uses from the Hillsborough Ditch by the appropriate monthly return flow factor to determine the return flow obligation that must be returned to the stream. During the period of October 1 through March 31 of each year, LRM shall multiply the appropriate monthly return flow factor by the total deliveries from the Hillsborough Ditch for the Changed Uses for the previous April through October to determine the amount of water that must be released from storage each month in the non- irrigation season to replace historical return flows. i Return Flow Factors November -2.4% December -1.5% January -0.9% February -0.6% March -0.3% April 36.0% May 21.6% 1 June 25.9% July 28.5% t