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C. Post-mining depletions will be limited to recovery from ptttaping of the Yoan <br />Mine Shop Well,. sad will rapidly drop to less than 596 of the average atmttal <br />pumpage. Should the Division Engineer determine thaz junior water rights are <br />being adversely affected by these post-mining depletioac, releases may be . <br />daermined by Applicant's ground water depletion model, and releases called for <br />from Stagecoach Reservoir. Recovery will be virtually complete 20 years afar <br />mining is cotttpieted. <br />D. In order to prevent injury to water righu on the Yampa River due to loss of the <br />delayed returo flows from the historically irrigated land, water shall be released <br />from Stagecoach Reservoir or Wadge Pit Reservoir az the direction of the <br />Division Engineer az times when a call from the Yampa River is in effect on Dry <br />Creek, during the months of July, Augus[ and September, uP to the maximum <br />amount of 3196 of the Sage Creek Reservoir and Bazes Ditch water stored in <br />Ponds 010 and 012 during thaz wazer year. <br />E. Funtre us <br />!united by <br />points of <br />P~BmP <br />e of the Sage Creek Reservoir and Bazes Ditch wazer rights will be <br />the physical and legal availabiliry of water in priority az the original <br />diversion and by the historical cottsut~ttive use, as set forth in <br />hs 14 F, G, and H above. <br />19. Well Perini[ Application. We11 Permit No. 046517 was issued for the Yoazt Mine Shop <br />Well on May 8, 1996. <br />iT IS HEREBY THE RULING OF THE WATER REFEREE THAT: <br />The foregoing Findings of Fact aze incotporazed into [his Ruling. <br />2. The Applicant's change of water righu and plan for augmentazion asset forth hereinabot!e • <br />are hereby approved, subject to compliance with and proper admittistration of the terms and conditions <br />set fords in this Ruling. ~ , .._ <br />3. The State Engineer and the Division Engineer for Wazer Division No. 6, and' their <br />delegazes, shall administer this plan for augmentation in accordance with the terms of this Ruling, and <br />shall not curtail the Applicant's use of wazer from the existing and proposed points of diversion and <br />storage for irrigazion, industrial, augmentation, maitrtenance of storage reserves, and mitigaziori ~ri so <br />long as the plan for augmentation is beitlg operated in accordance with the terms of [his Ruling. :~ <br />4. The Court shall retain jurisdiction for a period of fifteen (15) years from the daze of entry <br />of its decree for reconsideration of [he question of injury to the vested rights of nay person,.subject to <br />eztetuion az provided in Section 37-92=304(6), C.R.S. (Sapp. 1995). The retained jurisdiction of the <br />Court may' be invoked by any parry to this proceeding, or by the State Engineer or Division Engineer, <br />upon motion and notice to all other parties. <br />5. A ropy of this Ruling shall be filed with the Division Engineer for Wazer Division No. <br />6 and with the State Engineer. <br />Dates 4 - ~ 3 - `~ 7 <br />FINDING OF FACT AND DECREE - • <br />Case No. 93 Cw 071 ~ 12 <br />16-4-24 <br />