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16. Change of Water Rights and Plan for Augmentation Contemplated by Law: <br /> The change of water rights and plan for augmentation decreed herein are <br /> contemplated by law and satisfy the requirements of sections 37-92-101 et seq. <br /> C.R.S. The change of water rights and plan for augmentation will not injuriously <br /> affect any owner of or person entitled to use water under a vested water right or <br /> decreed conditional water right, so long as operated and administered in accordance <br /> with the terms of this Decree. <br /> 17. Rule 4.29 of the Proposed Rules defines "Sustainable Water Supply' as "a <br /> supply of groundwater that is being managed in accordance with sections 37-92- <br /> 501(4)(a)(I) through (Ill), C.R.S." This plan for augmentation includes a method or <br /> standard for determining, achieving, and maintaining a Sustainable Water Supply. <br /> The Applicant has demonstrated that this plan for augmentation reliably determines <br /> the Sustainable Water Supply and is sufficient to achieve and maintain a <br /> Sustainable Water Supply. This plan for augmentation completely replaces all future <br /> aquifer depletions with fully consumable water, thus achieving a Sustainable Water <br /> Supply on a continuous basis. Tributary groundwater is not used for any portion of <br /> the augmentation supply. <br /> 18. The plan for augmentation decreed herein meets all applicable requirements of <br /> the Proposed Rules Governing the Withdrawal of Groundwater in Water Division No. <br /> 3 (the Rio Grande Basin) that were filed by the State Engineer and published in the <br /> September 2015 resume for Water Division No 3 in Case No. 15CW3024. <br /> RULING OF THE REFEREE <br /> 19. Incorporation: The foregoing findings of fact and conclusions of law are <br /> incorporated by this reference and modified as necessary to constitute the ruling of <br /> the referee and decree of the Court. <br /> 20. Approval: The Court hereby approves the change of water rights and plan for <br /> augmentation described herein, subject to the terms and conditions of this Decree. <br /> 21. Terms and Conditions: The terms and conditions of this decree are adequate <br /> to assure that operation of the change of water rights and plan for augmentation <br /> described herein will not injuriously affect any owner of or person entitled to use <br /> water under a vested water right or decreed conditional water right. <br /> 22. Well Permit: The Applicants shall submit a well permit application to the Office <br /> of the State Engineer to re-permit Well No. Aug 1 in accordance with the terms and <br /> conditions of this Decree. <br /> 23. Measuring Devices: To the extent not already in place, Applicants shall install <br /> and properly maintain measuring and recording devices as are required by the State <br /> and/or Division Engineers for administration of this Decree. To measure water <br /> withdrawn from Well No. Aug. 1, the Applicants shall install measuring devices in <br /> compliance with the Rules Governing the Measurement of Ground Water Diversions <br /> Su 339e <br /> Summit Engineering Job Number: 240328CE 36 <br /> 4P <br /> t:> <br /> 719-589-6147 <br /> Alamosa, CO <br />