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the adjudication of a plan for augmentation. The components of a plan for augmentation <br />should include replacement sources in each of these basins. For the Dry Creek basin, <br />Peabody has leased water from the J.C. Temple Reservoir No. I and J.C. Temple Ditch <br />No. I. 1n the Sage Creek basin, Peabody will construct Pond Y-I and wi{1 release store] <br />water to replace out-of-priority depletions during the irrigation season. Peabody has <br />contracted with the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District for 50.0 acre-feet of <br />water stored in Stagecoach Reservoir for replacement of Peabody's out-0f-priority <br />depletions with respect to the Yampa River during the non-irrigation season. Each of <br />these replacement sources and operation of the plan for augmentation are described in <br />detail in the following paragrahs. <br />Dry Creek <br />Under the lease agreement with Darrell Camilletti, water will be available for <br />release from J.C. Temple Reservoir No. I to Dry Creek to replace the out-0f-priority <br />depletions caused by operation of Pond 006. Such replacement water will be delivered <br />above the point of diversion for the J.C. Temple Ditch No. 2. Also, water will be <br />released from J.C. Temple Reservoir No. 1 to Dry Creek to compensate for the historical <br />return flows associated with irrigation of 20.0 acres of alfalfa. The volumes of the <br />historical consumptive use and historical return flows will be based on the Overage year <br />condition shown in Table 9. Peabody will have up to 36.1 acre-feet to replace its out-of- <br />priority depletions caused by Pond 006. In addition, up to 14.0 acre-feet will be released <br />from J.C. Temple Reservoir No. I to compensate for historical return flows.on the <br />following schedule: 1.7 acre-feet in May, 4.0 acre-feet in June, 3.0 acre-feet in July, <br />3.1 acre-feet in August, and 2.2 acre-feet in September. Such replacements will not be <br />necessary during times when the downstream ditches are being fully satisfied up to the <br />amounts of their respective decrees. During the non-irrigation season, replacement of <br />historical return flows to Dry Creek will not be necessary because there are no existing <br />uses for this water from Dry Creek. <br />Sage Creek <br />Pond Y-I wi{I be constructed on a tributary of Sage Creek above the Sage Creek <br />Reservoir in The NEVe NW'te of Section 19, Township 5 North, Range 87 West as shown in <br />Plate I. The pond will have a storage capacity of about 3.35 acre-feet and will store <br />water under a new water storage right. When senior water rights on Sage Creek are <br />calling, water will be released to Sage Creek to replace the depletion caused by pumping <br />from Well No. I. <br />12 <br />