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Jared Dains <br />South Platte Combined Replacement Plan <br />January 9, 2013 <br />Page 16 <br />for augmentation or mitigation to ensure the permanent replacement of all depletions, <br />including Tong -term evaporation losses and lagged depletions after gravel mining operations <br />have ceased. <br />10. The replacement water, which is the subject of this plan cannot be sold or leased to any <br />other entity. As a condition of subsequent renewals of this substitute water supply plan, the <br />replacement water must be appurtenant to this site until a plan for augmentation is obtained. <br />All replacement water must be concurrent with depletions in quantity, timing, and locations. <br />According to an affidavit dated February 29, 2012, the Applicant dedicated the 13.5 shares <br />of the Whitney Ditch Company and 96 shares of the Fulton Irrigating Ditch Company as <br />replacement water solely for this SWSP for as long as there are depletions at these gravel <br />pit sites or until such time as another replacement source is obtained. For the purposes of <br />this SWSP, this affidavit will be accepted for the dedication of the shares; however, if the <br />State Engineer determines that a different affidavit or dedication process is necessary to <br />assure proper dedication of the shares, additional information may be required prior to <br />future SWSP approvals. <br />11. The Applicant shall perform an inspection and provide verification for all parcels of dried up <br />land used to generate augmentation credits during the term of this SWSP. The final <br />verification of dry up will be in the form of an affidavit signed by an individual having <br />personal knowledge of the dry up for the entire irrigation season for each parcel of land <br />used in this SWSP. In accordance with the attached protocol for dry -up of irrigated land, the <br />Applicant shall provide a written notification to the water commissioner and division engineer <br />by April 1, 2013 identifying the lands to be dried up for the 2013 irrigation season. By <br />October 15, 2013 the Applicant shall provide an affidavit to the water commissioner and <br />division engineer that identifies and confirms the lands that were dried up during the 2013 <br />irrigation season in order that the final determination of augmentation credits for the <br />irrigation season can be made along with mapping showing any revisions to the dried -up <br />acreage. A GIS shapefile must be emailed to Div1Accounting @state.co.us for each dry -up <br />notification and affidavit. The shapefile shall include the pending case number, the WDID of <br />the plan, the acreage of dry-up, and any accompanying metadata. In addition, the datum <br />must NAD83 and the UTM projection must be Zone 13 North. The Applicant shall modify <br />accounting to reflect that the credit from any dried up fields containing alfalfa or native grass <br />was assessed in the following manner: <br />(a) For fields deep tilled or chemically treated to successfully kill alfalfa or native grass, <br />100% credit will be given for consumptive use as otherwise computed under the <br />conditions of this approval. <br />(b) For fields not deep tilled or chemically treated to successfully kill alfalfa, records of <br />monthly monitoring of depth to groundwater at existing irrigation wells or existing or <br />new monitoring wells or piezometers within ' -mile of each alfalfa or native grass <br />field must be maintained. Credits will be reduced according to the following table <br />when depth to groundwater is less than the depth assumed to provide no significant <br />contribution to alfalfa growth. Measurements taken at the start of each month will <br />determine the necessary reduction in credit to be applied during the following month. <br />The applicant may use another methodology upon review and approval by the State <br />Engineer and Division Engineer. <br />