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<br />Messrs. Hermundstad and Snodgrass <br />Page 4 <br />October 20, 2003 <br />15. The 5.11 shares in the Larkin Ditch shall be committed to be used to cover <br />groundwater evaporation in the unforeseen event, or events, that would lead to the <br />abandonment of the pit. The 5.11 shares in the Larkin Ditch have an estimated <br />32.5 acre-feet of historic net stream depletions. The maximum total mined area <br />shall be limited to 6 acres so that the historical. consumptive use attributable to the <br />5.11 shares in the Larkin Ditch would cover the annual evaporation from the pit, in <br />the case of abandonment. <br />16. The dry year analysis required by this office for a permanent plan for augmentation <br />may vary from the analysis approved in this substitute water supply plan. Approval <br />of this substitute water supply plan shall have no precedential or evidentiary force, <br />does not constitute an admission or statement of position in any other proceeding, <br />and shall not imply concurrence with any findings of fact or conclusions of law <br />contained herein, or with the engineering methodologies used by the Applicant. <br />Please contact Craig Lis in Denver at (303) 866-3581, or Alan Martellaro in <br />Glenwood Springs (970) 945-5665, if you have any questions concerning this approval. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ <br />i--D'ck Wolfe, P.E. <br />Chief of Water Supply Branch <br />cc: Alan Martellaro, Division Engineer <br />Don Mackey, Water Commissioner District 45 <br />Mark McLean, Rocky Mountain Consultants, Inc. <br />Debeque 2003-02Wpproval Letter Debeque Pit M81058 ii.doc <br />