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6.A. Historical Type and Place of Use: The Subject Water Rights were <br /> historically used as the sole source of water for flood irrigation of approximately 28 <br /> acres located in the SE1/4 NE1/4, Section 31 and the SW1/4 NW1/4, Section 32 all <br /> in Township 33 North, Range 9 East, NMPM ("Historically Irrigated Land"). The <br /> Subject Water Rights were part of a larger share pool owned and used by the former <br /> owner. Alfalfa and pasture grass were the primary crops grown. <br /> 6.B. Historical Season of Use: Water was typically diverted through the Canon <br /> Irrigating Ditch for irrigation from April 1 through November 1. Many diversion <br /> seasons were shorter due to limited availability in the Conejos River. <br /> 6.C. Historical Diversions: Between 1968 and 2013, Canon Irrigating Ditch river <br /> headgate diversions averaged 5,158 acre-feet per year, with a maximum annual <br /> diversion of 7,996 acre-feet and a minimum annual diversion of 237 acre-feet. The <br /> Subject Water Rights' pro-rata share of the river headgate diversions averaged 86 <br /> acre-feet per year, with maximum annual diversion of 133.3 acre-feet and a <br /> minimum annual diversion of 3.9 acre-feet. It is assumed that approximately 50% of <br /> the water diverted at the river headgate under the Subject Water Rights was lost to <br /> ditch seepage. Using that assumption, farm headgate deliveries of the Subject <br /> Water Rights averaged 43 acre-feet per year, with a maximum annual farm <br /> headgate delivery of 66.6 acre-feet and a minimum annual farm headgate delivery of <br /> 2.0 acre-feet. <br /> 6.D. Historical Consumptive Use: It is also assumed that 50% of farm headgate <br /> deliveries were consumed by crops and 50% returned to the river as surface or <br /> ground water return flow. <br /> 7. Description of Change of Use: The Applicants seek to change the type and <br /> place of use of the Subject Water Rights from irrigation and domestic to <br /> augmentation of commercial / industrial well(s) by means of recharge. The <br /> Applicants seek to change the place of use of the Subject Water Rights to allow <br /> diversion of the Subject Water Rights from the Canon Irrigating Ditch into a recharge <br /> pond located within the SW1/4 NE1/4 Section 31, Township 33 North, Range 9 East, <br /> NMPM in order to augment withdrawals from Well No. Aug. 1 located in the NW% <br /> NW%of Section 32, Township 33 North, Range 9 East, NMPM, at a point <br /> approximately 875 feet from the North Section Line and 203 feet from the West <br /> Section Line, in Conejos County, Colorado, UTM NAD83 Zone 13S 409422 mE and <br /> 4102251 mN. <br /> 8. Dry-Up of Historically Irrigated Land: The Historically Irrigated Land shall be <br /> permanently removed from irrigation and monumented and/or fenced in a manner <br /> acceptable to the Division Engineer. No crops will be raised on or harvested from <br /> the Historically Irrigated Land. <br /> 3013982,-4 NumCer: 240328CE 31 <br /> Summit Engineering <br /> 719-589-6147 <br /> Alamosa, CO <br />