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City of Golden 83CW361 . 8. Depletions. Depletions resulting from the out-of- priority diversion and use of the Golden Water Works First Enlargement shall be the difference between out-of-priority diversions from Clear Creek under the Golden Water Works First Enlargement (all of which will be metered) and return flows to the Clear Creek/South Platte River system after use. Only the portion of the return flows attributable to the out-of-priority diversion and use of the Golden Water Works First Enlargement shall be included in the determination of depletions to be replaced pursuant to this augmentation plan. Return flows shall include sewage effluent discharged into Clear Creek from the Golden/Coors wastewater treatment plant, to the limited extent provided for in paragraph 9.c. below and subject to the Supplemental Findings and Decree, and irrigation return flows from lawns, gardens, parklands and other irrigated areas within the Clear Creek Basin supplied by Golden's municipal water system. In addition, return flows include that portion of Golden's sewage delivered to the Metropolitan Denver Sewage Treatment Plant which is used to meet winter return flow obligations on the South Platte River pursuant to paragraph 6.a.(S)(ii) above. 9. Non-Irrigation Depletion Criteria. So as to assure the replacement of out-of-priority depletions resulting from in- house, non-irrigation use of the Golden Water Works First Enlargement, the following criteria shall be employed: a. For the months of December through February, in- house, non-irrigation water use shall be the metered water production measured daily. In-house, non-irrigation water use for March through November of a given year shall be assumed to be constant throughout the year and shall be calculated in March of each year based on the average water production of the Golden water treatment plant for the preceding December, January, and February. Any increase in water production during March through November shall be considered to be attributable to irrigation uses. b. Five percent of such in-house, non-irrigation use will be consumed, with the remainder (954) returning to the Clear Creek/South Platte River system as treated effluent. Therefore, return flows attributable to in-house, non-irrigation use of out- of-priority diversions under the Golden Water Works First Enlargement shall be the lesser of 954 of such in-house, non- irrigation, out-of-priority diversions or the amount of sewage measured at the point of delivery to the Coors/Golden Wastewater Treatment Plant. The result shall be multiplied by the ratio of Golden's Clear Creek sewage to total sewage (including sewage delivered to Metro). -10-