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City of Golden d3cw361 • (2) 85~ of such irrigation use will be consumed, with the remainder (15~) returning to the Clear Creek/south Platte River system as return flows. Therefore, lawn irrigation return flows attributable to out-of-priority diversions shall be determined as 15S times the amount of irrigation water use (as calculated pursuant to paragraph 10.a.(1) above) times the monthly factors set forth in paragraph t0.a.(3) below times the ratio of out-of-priority diversions to total diversions. Golden shall not under this decree claim credit for irrigation return flows resulting from the use of nontributary or foreign water but Golden shall have the right to file an application seeking credit for return flows resulting from the use of such water in the future. (3) To account for the delay of return flows, the monthly distribution of the irrigation return flows shall be determined using the following monthly percentages: January 1.7 July 21,1 February 1.1 August 20,3 March 0.7 September 16.7 April 1.9 October 11.4 May 4.1 November 5.2 June 12.8 December 3.0. • (4) 72R of these return flows shall be credited to Golden at a point on Clear Creek just upstream from the Croke Canal and 28~ of these return flows shall be credited to Golden at a point on Clear Creek just downstream from the Oulette Ditch via Lena Gulch. Golden shall only receive credit for the return flows which enter Clear Creek via Lena Gulch downstream from the Slough Ditch during such periods as Lena Gulch is a live stream (as defined in paragraph 6.a.(2)} from the Golden city limits to the confluence of Clear Creek and Lena Gulch and as long as Clear Creek is a live stream from the point of diversion of the Golden Water Works First Enlargement to the point of confluence of Clear Creek and Lena Gulch. In addition, Golden shall receive credit for return flows through Kennys Run only at such time as the bypass of Kennys Run around the Welch Ditch is in operation. b. Every five years, Golden shall submit to the State Engineer a report calculating the amount and location of lawn irrigation return flows. The procedures and techniques used in preparing such report shall be those set forth in Exhibit E hereto. So long as the report demonstrates that return flows are at least 15~, Golden shall be entitled to credit for 15%. If return flows are calculated to be less than 15~, Golden shall be entitled to credit only for such lesser amount. c. The foregoing method of calculating depletions from lawn irrigation is reasonable, administrable and will prevent 12_