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Michelle Hatcher <br />May 3, 2010 <br />The 3.75 shares of the Rural Ditch will be used directly to replace depletions between May <br />and September. In order to claim credit for the delivery of the 3.75 shares of the Rural Ditch to the <br />river, the shares must be measured to the satisfaction of the water commissioner. Since a <br />measuring device has not been installed on the Rural Ditch, for the purpose of this SWSP <br />the applicant is proposing to run the 3.75 shares of the Rural Ditch through Varra Pit No. <br />112, use the measuring device already install in the 112 pit, and return the shares back to <br />the river for replacement. This proposal is accepted for this SWSP, however for any <br />subsequent renewal request the applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the water <br />commissioner that a turn-out structure has been installed on the existing farm diversion <br />point on the ditch used to divert water to the historically irrigated lands. <br />The excess river credits attributable to the 3.75 shares of Rural Ditch are proposed to be <br />stored in the Varra Pit No. 112. The excess river credits which accrue to the stream system in <br />June, July and August will be stored in the Varra Pit No. 112, which lies directly to the south of the <br />Hokestra Property and across the Rural Ditch. It is estimated that 67.82 acre-feet of excess credits <br />will be available for storage during this plan period. According to the reservoir operations model for <br />the 112 Pit, the water placed in the 112 pit will incur an evaporative loss of 5% or 3.39 acre-feet. <br />The 112 Pit has access to a ditch headgate, which will be used to deliver the excess river credits to <br />the lined reservoir for storage. The stored water will be released from the pit to cover depletions <br />from the site as shown in attached Table No. 4. <br />The 3.75 shares of the Rural Ditch were historically used to irrigate the four farms listed <br />below: <br />Adler Farm <br />The Adler farm was historically irrigated using 5 shares of the Rural Ditch of which Weld County <br />owns 1 share. The 5 shares were historically used to irrigate 168 acres of corn and 63 acres of <br />Pasture grass, all of which has been taken out of production. The historic consumptive use of the <br />5 shares was determined to be 209.6 acre-feet. The prorata historic consumptive use for 1 share <br />is 41.9 acre-feet. <br />Gould Farm <br />The Gould farm was historically irrigated using 2 shares of the Rural Ditch of which Weld County <br />owns 1 share. The 2 shares were historically used to irrigate 55 acres of corn, all of which has <br />been taken out of production. The historic consumptive use of the 2 shares was determined to be <br />66.4 acre-feet. The prorata historic consumptive use for 1 share is 33.2 acre-feet. <br />The Villa Property <br />The Villa Property was historically irrigated using 1.5 shares of the Rural Ditch owned by Weld <br />County. The 1.5 shares were historically used to irrigate 27 acres of corn and 27 acres of Pasture <br />grass, all of which has been taken out of production. The historic consumptive use of the 1.5 <br />shares was determined to be 61.7 acre-feet. <br />Slovek Property <br />The Slovek Property was historically irrigated using 1 share of the Rural Ditch of which Weld <br />County owns 0.25 shares. The 1 share was historically used to irrigate 30 acres of corn and 30