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1 <br /> Records of the Dry Creek No. 2 Ditch Company indicate that <br /> 54. 22 shares of the ditch were attached to 222. 9 acres of <br /> ' pasture historically irrigated on the Deepe and Van Vleet <br /> properties . Refer to Figure C-7 to see how this historic <br /> irrigated area compares with the mine plan area. The amount <br /> ' of water delivered under these shares was not by itself <br /> sufficient to support the amount of irrigated pasture and <br /> ' has historically been supplemented by ground water flowing <br /> ' from the higher areas on the west to South Boulder Creek. <br /> (See Figure C-8 for monthly diversions. ) in addition, Dry <br /> Creek No. 2 Ditch is known to have a high rate of leakage <br /> and has contributed to the sub-irrigation of the area. <br /> Finally, the system of irrigation laterals used to distribute <br /> ' water diverted from the ditch to the land results in a <br /> significant amount of the return flow from higher areas <br /> ' beinq intercepted and applied to lower areas of the land. <br /> Analvsis of these conditions for the 1960-1969 period and <br /> ' the critical year 1954 indicates the distribution of water <br /> ' under historic conditions described in Figures C-8 and C-9. <br /> ' Within the mine plan area, there are approximatelv 118. 1 <br /> acres of historically irrigated pasture. Using the same <br /> ' ratio of irrigated area to shares of Dry Creek No. 2 Ditch, <br /> ' approximately 28. 73 ditch shares were utilized in suoplvinq <br /> the irrigation portion of the pasture 's water requirement. <br /> ' The mine plan area contains 168. 5 acres . Under existing <br /> ' C-15 <br />