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Feb-03-2004 01~44pa From- T-TAA P.OIA/029 F-632 Diatrkt Court, Water Dlv. S, Colorado Case No. 02CW211; Ruling of the Refertx amt Dxree of the Court Lerar`e West, r„c. Page 17 of 23 which, inter alts, decreed a plan for augmentation to provide a legal water supply for the existing gravel pit and other structures. The plan decreed herein shall supersede the plan for augmentation In Case No. 97CW099 with a new plan that provides a water supply system for an increase in production tate~ for the gravel pit. The purpose of the augmentation plan described herein is to expand the augmentadoa protecdoa for the water supply for the Gypsum Ranch Sand and Gravel Pit. The structures to be augmented have junior waver rights which are subject to a tail by downstream senior water rights. Therefore, dte depletions from the industrial and domestie uses associated with the gravel pit operation must be augmented. The plan will allow for the augmentation of out-of-priority depletions from use of water divemd by the Gypsum Ranch Eagle River Pump; the Gypsum Ranch Weil; dle Schmidt Gypsum Ranch Sprit-ga No. 5, 6, 7 and g; and the Gypsum Ranch Sand and Gravcl Pit. B. F,etimated Water Requirements. Consumptive Uses and Depletions. The proposed water demand for the gravel pit wilt include the production of 300,000 tons per ycar ('I'PY) of crushed and screened road base products, 200,000 TPY of washed sand and gravel produete, 60,000 cubic yards (CY) of rod-mix coactete sad domestic wader for sanitation facilities. Exhibits B and C, attached hereto and incorporated herein, s,rnn,artvr the estimated diversions (Exhibit B) and depletions (Exlullit C) for the gravel pit and domestic uses from the structures to be augmented. The gravel pit at+ea is a gravel bench above the Eagle River and is aotsub-irrigated. Annual diversions are estimated at 37.83 and related annual consumptive use is estimated at 37.35 A.F. Water will be required for dust suppression in the crushing operation, for washing in the sand and gravel operation and for mixing with cEment, sand and gravel to produce concte4e. Water will also be required for dust suppression for the roads and for wanting concrete tacks and other facilities end equipment, and for sanitation facilities for up to 24 office and yard employees. A portion of tite project's annual wasumptive use may occur at times whoa there is no call on the Eagle River system. Nevertheless, the plan provides for full replacement of depletions from Applicant's uses from the structures to be augmented. Annual depletiotffi associated with the gravel pit operation equa137,55 acre-feet, which amount includes 26.05 acre-feet for irrigation season depletions. Most of the irrigation season depletions will be augmented using historical consulrtpdve use from dry-up of lands under dte Applicant's ownership in the C M Stremme and Gates Ditch. The C M Stremme and Gates ramo~KU.su+r.n's.v~orwwmr~d~~rcav:t,-a~tw~en+,u.wpa r