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Ms.Megan Gutwein <br /> August 16,2019 <br /> Page 15 of 25 <br /> be increased to the 5,000 acre-feet in order to store the additional water exchanged under the Pilot <br /> Project until December 31 of each year as contemplated by the Super Ditch and CSU Contract. <br /> III. Description of Pilot Project Operations <br /> The Colorado Springs/Super Ditch Pilot Project will be operated by temporarily drying up adequate <br /> acreage to provide the amount of depletion credits desired by Colorado Springs, up to 1,000 acre- <br /> feet annually. 15% to 100% of each Participating Farm will be fallowed during each of the three <br /> years that water is delivered to Pueblo Reservoir on behalf of Colorado Springs. <br /> Applicants have investigated and confirmed that there are no local government land use <br /> requirements that apply to operation of the Colorado Springs/Super Ditch Pilot Project. As <br /> proposed to be operated, the Otero County 1041 Regulations apply to a "municipal and <br /> industrial water project" that involves the permanent cessation of irrigation, the lease of water <br /> rights resulting in the cessation of irrigation for more than three consecutive years; or the <br /> development of the agricultural land for uses other than irrigated agriculture. See Guidelines <br /> and Regulations for Areas and Activities of State Interest, County of Otero, State of Colorado § <br /> 3.103(3)(b). The agreements with participating farmers specifically provide that the same <br /> lands within any Participating Farm will not be fallowed for more than three years. <br /> In addition, the agreements between Super Ditch and participating farmers require the <br /> participating farmers to implement weed control and erosion protection for the lands removed <br /> from irrigation as a part of the Colorado Springs/Super Ditch Pilot Project. This includes the <br /> acknowledgement of, and agreement to comply with, applicable County code noxious weed <br /> management requirements, including the Otero County Noxious Weed Management Plan, <br /> Otero County Code, Chapter 12 - Vegetation. <br /> A. City of Colorado Springs <br /> 1. Municipal Use <br /> It is proposed that Colorado Springs will use depletion credits derived from the Subject Shares to <br /> bolster municipal supplies, which will be delivered via exchange (decreed in Case No. 10CW04 or <br /> otherwise)of said water into Pueblo Reservoir, either directly or via stepped exchanges.Super Ditch <br /> will deliver these supplies to Colorado Springs at Pueblo Reservoir. Colorado Springs will be <br /> responsible for delivering such water to their municipal system via the exchange decreed in Case <br /> No. 05CW96 or otherwise$. These credits will be used for all lawful beneficial uses including, but <br /> not limited to,augmentation,all municipal uses, reuse and successive use,and storage as required. <br /> s Exchanges completed by Colorado Springs subsequent to storage in Pueblo Reservoir are at Colorado Springs' <br /> discretion and are not included as operations under the Colorado Springs/Super Ditch Pilot Project.As such,Colorado <br /> Springs will be responsible for obtaining the necessary approval for any such subsequent exchanges. <br /> Martin and Wood Water Consultants,Inc. <br />