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Temporary Substitute Supply Plan -Line Camp, Montezuma County, SEP 2004, Page 9 d. Future Planned Water Consumption and Balance during Mining. Water will continue to be consumed primarily by evaporation from exposed water surface in the pit, and secondarily by operations (washing, dust control, and water removed with product). Consumption will be generally stable, and is estimated based on the first two years experience, subject to change. Non-evaporative consumption is expected to occur over a fve or six month period every year, which will generally be during the historical irrigation season (bul: does not have to be). In accordance with instructions from the CDWR, the surplus water generated by drying-up of irrigated land (per the agreement between the Owner and 4SA) will flow into McPhee Reservoir, where a portion of it will be stored by DWCD for release during periods of consumption when there is not enough water available from the dry-up. A portion of the excess water will be traded to DWCD in payment for their recordkeeping and storage of the water. A large reserve will be held for the purposes of providing water to replace consumption in the future, incase of extended periods or a call by higher-priority water users on the Dolores River. DWCD has indicated their willingness to enter into a contract for storage and accounting, but a contract cannot be negotiated until this plan is approved, since the amounts of water and the proposed method of replacement must be approved before the terms of the contract and limits can be determined. e. Future Planned Water Consumption and Balance after Minino and Reclamation. Water will continue to be consumed, but only by evaporation from exposed water surface in the three ponds to remain at Line Camp, totaling 11.09 acres. Areas no longer needed to be dried up to provide water to replace this will be returned to irrigation (all by 12.09 of the 22.09 acres officially dried up). Surplus water from dry-up will continue to flow into McPhee Reservoir, where a portion of it will be stared by DWCD for release during periods of consumption when there is not enough water available from the dry-up. A portion of the excess water will be traded to DWCD in payment for their recordkeeping and storage of the water. A large reserve will be held for the purposes of providing water to replace consumption in the future, incase of extended periods or a call byhigher-priority water users on the Dolores River. It is this procedure that is requested for the permanent augmentation of water for the ponds, to be requested of the Water Court.