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Ms. Susan Smoinik, P.E. Timberline Pit, DMG#77-184 May 20, 2005 Page 2 water from Joe Wright reservoir or the City's reusable effluent. A total of 11.1 acre-feet are required in addition to the 43.4 acre-feet of consumptive use credits from shares of the Box Elder Ditch, for this plan. The City of Fort Collins owns all of the proposed sources of replacement water. I hereby approve this substitute water supply plan in accordance with §37-90-137(11), C.R.S., subject to the following conditions: 1. Unless otherwise revoked or modified, this plan shall be valid through October 31, 2005. This plan will be extended until April 30, 2007, if the City of Fort Collins provides information that an application for a plan for augmentation was filed with the water court prior to October 31, 2005. 2. If this plan will not be made absolute by a water court action by the plan's expiration date, a renewal request must be submitted to this office with the statutory fee of $217 no later than September 15, 2005 or March 15, 2007 subject to the requirements of condition 1. 3. A well permit was obtained for the current use and exposed pond surface area of the gravel pit, permit no. 41269-F in accordance with §37-90-137(2) and (11), C.R.S. 4. The total surface area of the groundwater exposed after December 31,1980 must not exceed 23.5 acres resulting in 54.5 acre-feet per year of evaporative loss. Tota! consumption at the pit(s) must not exceed the aforementioned amount unless an amendment is made to this plan. 5, Approval of this plan is for the purpose as stated herein. Any additional uses forwhich the water may be used must first be approved by this office. 6. All releases of replacement water must be sufficient to cover all out-of-priority depletions in time, place, and amount and must be made under the direction and/or the approval of the water commissioner. The release of replacemen! water may be aggregated to maximize beneficial use. The water commissioner and/or the division engineer shall determine the rate and timing of an aggregated release. The replacement water, which is the subject of this plan, cannot be sold or leased to any other entity. As a condition of subsequent renewals of this substitute watersupply plan, the replacement water must be appurtenant to this site until a plan for augmentation is obtained. A copy of this approval letter should be recorded with the county clerk and recorder. All replacement water must be concurrent with depletions in Quantity, timing and locations. 8. The name, address, and phone number of a contact person who will be responsible for the operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on the accounting forms submitted to the division engineer and the water commissioner. 9. The amount and location ofdry-up of the of the 222.7 acres formerly irrigated acreage associated with the Applicant's shares of the Box Elder Ditch must be documented and approved by the division engineer and water commissioner before any consumptive use credits are available for use under this plan. A map and legal description of the dry-up must be submitted to the water commissioner, division engineer and the state engineer as part of the documentation process. A map of the dry-up for 2004 was