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Andy Rodriguez <br />December 22, 2008 <br />Page 3 <br />recorded with the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office. During the term of this substitute <br />water supply plan the 4.4 shares of Kern Reservoir may continue to be used for irrigation as <br />long as the depletions caused by the pit are covered by other approved sources. <br />A monthly breakdown of depletions and replacements is shown in the attached Table No. <br />4 that was submitted with your report. <br />Conditions of Approval <br />I approve the proposed substitute water supply plan in accordance with Section 37-90- <br />137(11), C.R.S., subject to the following conditions: <br />1. This SWSP shall be valid for the period of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, <br />unless otherwise revoked, modified, or superceded by decree. If this plan will not be <br />made absolute by a water court action by the plan's expiration date, a renewal request <br />must be submitted to this office with the statutory fee (currently $257) by November 15, <br />2009. <br />2. Well permit no. 65812-F (WDID 0403007) was obtained for the current use and exposed <br />pond surface area of the gravel pit in accordance with §37-90-137(2) and (11), C.R.S. <br />3. The total surface area of the groundwater exposed at, the Bernhard Pit must not exceed <br />7.84 acres during the approval period of this SWSP resulting in an annual evaporative loss <br />of 22.60 acre-feet. <br />4. The annual amount of water used at the operation shall not exceed 3.33 acre-feet for dust <br />control, the total product mined shall not exceed 100,000 tons per year below the <br />groundwater surface resulting in 2.94 acre-feet of water lost with the product and the <br />amount used for concrete production shall not 9.21 acre-feet used in the production of <br />75,000 tons of concrete. <br />5. Total consumption at the Bernhard Pit must not exceed the aforementioned amounts <br />unless an amendment is made to this plan. <br />6. Approval of this plan is for the purposes as stated herein. Any additional uses of this . <br />water must first be approved by this office. <br />7. The applicant shall maintain daily records of all diversions, replacements, and the <br />amount of water used for each particular purpose. The applicant shall provide a report of <br />these records to the division engineer and the water commissioners on a monthly basis <br />on a form approved by them. The accounting must be submitted within thirty (30) <br />calendar days of the end of the month for which the accounting is being made. <br />In addition, the applicant shall submit a report from the Town of Milliken ("Milliken"). The <br />report shall include an accounting of all replacer ant water controlled by Milliken, <br />showing the total volume of water under its control and the amount committed to each of <br />the recipients of the water.