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Mr. Jared Dains Lafarge Upper Poudre Combined SWSP January 11, 2012 Page 6 may be aggregated to maximize beneficial use. The water commissioner and /or division engineer shall determine the rate and timing of an aggregated release. 8. Applicant shall replace the net evaporative depletions from the exposed ground water surface area that may occur during the assumed ice covered period (December through February) for any time that the exposed ground water in the pit is not completely covered by ice. 9. The replacement water, which is the subject of this plan cannot be sold or leased to any other entity. As a condition of subsequent renewals of this substitute water supply plan, the replacement water must be appurtenant to this site until a plan for augmentation is obtained. All replacement water must be concurrent with depletions in quantity, timing, and locations. 10. The name, address, and phone number of the contact person who will be responsible for the operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on the accounting forms submitted to the division engineer and the water commissioner. 11. Adequate accounting of depletions and replacements must be provided to the division engineer in Greeley (Div1Accountinq(a�state.co.us) and the water commissioner (George Varra at Georqe.Varra c(Dstate.co.us) on a monthly basis. The accounting form provided with your application is subject to modification and approval by the division engineer. All amounts shall be in acre -feet. 12. The amount and location of the dry -up of the irrigated acreage associated with the applicant's 5.75 shares of the Taylor and Gill Ditch was documented and approved by the division engineer and water commissioner. According to an affidavit dated November 23, 2010, the Applicant dedicated the 5.75 shares of the Taylor and Gill Ditch as replacement water solely to this plan for as long as there are depletions at these gravel pit sites or until such time as another replacement source is obtained. For the purposes of this SWSP, this affidavit will be accepted for the dedication of the shares; however, if the State Engineer determines that a different affidavit or dedication process is necessary to assure proper dedication of the shares, additional information may be required prior to future SWSP approvals. 13. This substitute water supply plan may be revoked or modified at any time should it be determined that injury to other vested water rights has or will occur as a result of this plan. Should this supply plan expire without renewal or be revoked prior to adjudication of a permanent plan for augmentation, all use of ground water must cease immediately. 14. If reclamation of the mine site produces a permanent water surface exposing groundwater to evaporation, an application for a plan for augmentation must be filed with the Division 1 Water Court at least three years prior to the completion of mining to include, but not be limited to, long -term evaporation losses. If a lined pond results after reclamation, replacement of lagged depletions shall continue until there is no longer an effect on stream flow. Lafarge West, Inc. has obtained a decreed storage right for the Home Office Pit and North Taft Hill Expansion Site in case no. 92CW157. An application for a storage water right at the Overland Ponds Site was also filed in case no. 2000CW251 and is currently pending. Granting of this plan does not imply approval by this office of any such court application(s). 15. The Overland Ponds Site Pit, Home Office Pit, and North Taft Hill Expansion Site Pit have been continuously dewatered. Dewatering at these sites will produce delayed depletions to the stream system. As long as the pits are continuously dewatered, the water returned to the stream system should be adequate to offset the depletions, thus dewatering is required to continue during the term of this plan. Once dewatering at the sites cease, the delayed depletions must be addressed, including depletions resulting from the gradual refilling of the