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Commercial and Irrigation Wells, cause depletions to the South Platte River. To the extent those depletions are out of priority, the purpose of this plan is to provide for replacement of such out of priority depletions in time, location, and amount under the terms of this Decree. The Court approves the following plan for augmentation subject to the terms and conditions of this Decree. 15. Structures to be Augmented. 15. 1. The Barlow Pit is located in portions of the SE1 /4SW1/4 of Section 33, T4N, R57W of the 6th P.M. The source of water for the Barlow Pit is groundwater tributary to the South Platte River. The Barlow Pit has Well Permit #66071 -F. Approximately 14 acres are currently exposed to evaporation. Applicant's approved mining plan allows up to 40 acres of exposed groundwater. 15.2. The Batch Plant Commercial Well is located in the N W 1 /4NEl /4 of Section 5, T3N, R57W of the 6 P.M. at a point 660 feet south from the north section line and 1980 feet west from the east section line of said Section 5. The source of water is groundwater tributary to the South Platte River. The well has Well Permit No. 2104 -F. The Batch Plant Commercial Well is used to provide water to Applicant's batch plant operations. The well was decreed in Case No. W -4969 for 0.11 cfs, for commercial use, with an appropriation date of March 11, 1959 and an adjudication date of December 31, 1972. 15.3. The Batch Plant Irrigation Well is located in the NW 1 /4NE1 /4 of Section 5, T3N, R57W of the 61h P.M. at a point 1310 feet south from the north section line and 2320 feet west from the east section line of said Section 5. The source of the well is groundwater tributary to the South Platte River. The well has Well Permit No. R10298 -RF. The well was decreed as the William Dorn Estate Well #10298 in Case No. W -4952, for 0.85 cfs, for the irrigation of thirty acres in the vicinity of the Batch Plant in the NW 1 /4NE1 /4 of said Section 5, with an appropriation date of October 31, 1950, and an adjudication date of December 31, 1972. The decreed location of the well is the NW 1 /4NE 1 A of said Section 5 at a point 1095 feet south and 2505 feet west of the NE corner of said Section 5. 16. Replacement Wells. If Applicant should ever desire to drill a replacement well for either the Batch Plant Commercial Well or Batch Plant Irrigation Well, Applicant shall obtain a replacement well permit from the State Engineer for such well. Upon issuance of such permit, the replacement well shall be automatically included in the plan for augmentation approved by this Decree. Such replacement well(s) must be located within 200 feet of the well's decreed location or the accounting and projection tools must be updated using the aquifer parameters for the replacement well. 17. Water Rights To Be Used for Augmentation. 17.1 Applicant's Riverside Shares. The water derived from Applicant's Riverside Shares will be released from Riverside Reservoir to provide augmentation water under this plan and to replace historic return flows. Alternatively, upon agreement with the Riverside Irrigation District and Riverside Reservoir and Company, Applicant will utilize recharge credits available 7 of 17