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Kattenburg Pit SWSP <br /> September 26, 2024 <br /> Page 6 of 11 <br /> The SWSP request goes on to state, "As indicated in the letter, MPWCD will also make water <br /> in Sunset Ridge Pond available to United in the certain rare circumstances when the CWCB <br /> has placed a call on its instream flow right on the Fraser River." According to the June 7, <br /> 2022 letter from MPWCD: <br /> "In the event of a call on the Fraser River upstream of these sources, water may be <br /> released from MPWCD supplies in Sunset Ridge Pond, only to the extent needed to <br /> meet such call on behalf of Applicant. MPWCD makes no guarantees that water will <br /> be available for release from Sunset Ridge Pond, nor that the water released from <br /> any sources listed above will be suitable for Applicant's uses. In the event of a <br /> shortage of supplies in Sunset Ridge Pond, MPWCD will prioritize releases on behalf <br /> of existing permanent MPWCD contractees before any releases will be made pursuant <br /> to this short-term request...It is the Applicant's responsibility to ensure that this <br /> short-term contract will be acceptable to the Division Engineer to prevent injury to <br /> other water rights holders. Furthermore, the Applicant will be responsible for <br /> ensuring that the releases associated with this request are satisfactory to the <br /> Division Engineer." <br /> It is the understanding of this office that MPWCD does not currently have Windy Gap water <br /> stored in Granby Reservoir for MPWCD to release for its contractees. If that is the case, <br /> MPWCD would have to rely on its local supplies, including Sunset Ridge Pond, to satisfy its <br /> existing permanent contractees, which would be prioritized over United's short-term <br /> contract for replacement water. <br /> Due to the potential unavailability of local replacement water, the Division Engineer's Office <br /> would consider hauling water from a legal supplier to be an acceptable source of <br /> replacement water for the purposes of replacing out-of-priority depletions during times of <br /> call when MPWCD is unable to provide a local replacement supply under United's short-term <br /> contract. At times when MPWCD is unable to provide a local replacement supply to replace <br /> all out-of-priority depletions under United's short-term contract, United is required to <br />