1977-09-29_PERMIT FILE - M1977315

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I ' storage. In this manner, Bestway would obtain an upstream storage credit in an amount equal to the amount of the net gain diverted by the downstream user. The amount of storage credit thus obtained will clearly be dependent upon the streamflow conditions in the Cache la Poudre River and upon the seasonal needs of downstream appropriators. 2 . Dewaterinq pump not in operation. During these periods [t there will be no pit drainage water entering the River to compensate for depletions resulting from operations in prior f' years. At such times as there is a valid downstream call on II either the Cache la Poudre River or on the South Platte River below its confluence with the Poudre, water may be released L' from upstream storage in order to compensate the river system for streamflow depletion. The storage water used for this purpose will be obtained '( k from either of two sources , (a) storage rights owned by Best- E way and described elsewhere in this report, and (b) storage credit obtained by exchange for excess pit drainage water. L, -The average rate at which the storage water will be released will be equal to the average rate of streamflow depletion resulting from dewatering the pit in prior years . It should be emphasized that the exchange and replacement procedure outlined above will be utilized only in the event that the pit drainage water is discharged via the storm sewer. ' If recharge wells are used for this purpose, the exchange Lprocedure will not be required since the drainage water will be -returned directly to the aquifer and there will be no de- pletion of the Cache la Poudre River. WATER RIGHTS AND PLANNING ASPECTS The 7-5-acre parcel owned by Bestway Paving Company is a portion of. an 8611-acre parcel of land, 11l� acres of which has been retained by the previous owner. Local water rights ' have historically been utilized for the purposes of irrigating LI -8-