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( ii) Pit drainage water introduced directly to the <br /> river via the storm sewer will cause a net <br /> streamflow effect that will be either <br /> positive during periods in which the pit is <br /> being dewatered, or negative while no pit <br /> water is being discharged . The negative <br /> streamflow impacts will be compensated in a <br /> manner described in Paragraph 7 of this plan <br /> if the storm sewer discharge is used. <br /> 6. Historic Consumptive Use. <br /> a. Water rights owned by the Applicant have been used in <br /> conjunction with certain other water rights retained by the <br /> previous owner of the property for the irrigation of <br /> approximately 46 .2 acres of corn on the subject parcel of land <br /> and certain adjoining property . Water rights have been <br /> delivered to the farm via the Greeley-Loveland Ditch and the <br /> Grapevine Lateral, with conveyance losses of approximately 20% <br /> in the main ditch and 58 in the lateral . Examination of historic <br /> climatological data and of the existing records in the offices <br /> of the Greeley-Loveland Irrigation Company provide the <br /> following information on water supply and depletion for the <br /> period for which the ditch records are available . <br /> Water Delivered to Farm Consumption of Water by Corn <br /> Total Irrigation Water <br /> Year (acre-feet) ( inches) ( inches ) ( inches ) <br /> 1968 111 .75 29 .03 22 .97 19 .67 <br /> 1969 189 .75 49 . 29 23 .85 16 . 33 <br /> 1970 219 .75 57 .08 24 . 25 17 .16 <br /> 1971 207 .75 53 .96 23 . 17 15 .93 <br /> 1972 147 .75 38 . 38 24 .06 16 .74 <br /> 1973 155 .25 40 .32 23 .73 19 .71 <br /> 1974 147 .00 38 .18 24 .36 18 .70 <br /> 1975 162 .00 42 .08 23 .04 15 .85 <br /> 1976 118 .50 30 .78 23 .44 16 .79 <br /> 9-yr. avg . 162 . 16 42 . 12 23 .65 17 .43 <br /> b. The water delivered to the farm includes a total in <br /> -4- <br /> ..yirr. <br />