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CONTRACT* 2308250CDCP(a) MAP ID* 783 DATE ACTIVATED: 8/25/23 WEST DIVIDE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT Name of Applicant: Oldcastle SW Group Inc. d/b/a United Companies Quantity of Water in Acre Feet: 14.5 Applicant,hereby applies to the West Divide Water Conservancy District,a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, organized pursuant to and existing by virtue of C.R.S.1973, Section 37-45-101,et sea.,(hereinafter referred to as the"District")for an allotment contract to beneficially and perpetually use water or water rights owned,leased,or hereafter acquired by the District. By execution of this Contract and the attached Application,Applicant hereby agrees to the following terms and conditions: 1. Water Rights: Applicant shall own water rights at the point of diversion herein lawfully entitling Applicant to divert water,which will be supplemented and augmented by water leased herein. If Applicant intends to divert through a well,it must be understood by Applicant that no right to divert exists until a valid well permit is obtained from the Colorado Division of Water Resources. 2. Quantity: Water applied for by the Applicant in the amount set forth above shall be diverted at Applicant's point of diversion from the District's direct flow water rights,and when water is unavailable for diversion pursuant to administration by the Colorado State Engineer during periods when said direct flow water right is not in priority,the District shall release for the use of Applicant up to said quantity in acre feet per year of storage water owned or controlled by the District. It is understood that any quantity allotted from direct flow,storage or otherwise,to the Applicant by the District will be limited by the priority of the District's decrees and by the physical and legal availability of water from District's sources. Any quantity allotted will only be provided so long as water is available and the Applicant fully complies with all of the tenns and conditions of this Contract.The District and the Applicant recognize that some of the District's decrees may be in the name of the Colorado River Water Conservation District,and the ability of the District to allot direct flow right to the Applicant may be dependent on the consent of the Colorado River Water Conservation District. If at any time the Applicant determines it requires less water than the amount herein provided,Applicant may so notify the District in writing,and the amount of water allotted under this Contract shall be reduced permanently in accordance with such notice. Rates shall be adjusted accordingly in following water years only. 3. Beneficial Use and Location of Beneficial Use: Any and all water allotted Applicant by the District shall be used for the following beneficial use or uses:industrial,municipal,domestic and related uses,or commercial(except for commercial use from Alsbury Reservoir and except to the extent that Ruedi Reservoir water may not be available for commercial as that term is defined on Page 5 of Contract No.2-07-70-WO547 between the United States and the West Divide Water Conservancy District). Applicant's beneficial use of any and all water allotted shall be within or through facilities or upon land owned,leased,operated,or under Applicant's control. 4. Decrees and Delivery:Exchange releases made by the District out of storage from Ruedi Reservoir, Green Mountain Reservoir, Alsbury Reservoir, or other works or facilities of the District,or from other sources available to the District,shall be delivered to the Applicant at the outlet works of said storage facilities or at the decreed point of diversion for said other sources,and release or delivery of water at such outlet or points shall constitute performance of the District's total obligation. Delivery of water by the District from Ruedi Reservoir or Green 1