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12/8/2019 State.co.us Executive Branch Mail - CS-U/Super Ditch Fallowing-Leasing Pilot Project <br />https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=1f3905cd06&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1652127730653114877%7Cmsg-f%3A16521277306531…1/3 <br />Kosloff - DNR, Tracy <tracy.kosloff@state.co.us> <br />CS-U/Super Ditch Fallowing-Leasing Pilot Project <br />1 message <br />Megan Gutwein <MG@bhgrlaw.com>Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 5:22 PM <br />To: Abigail Ortega <ajortega@csu.org>, "alan.leak@respec.com" <alan.leak@respec.com>, "alanc@white-jankowski.com" <br /><alanc@white-jankowski.com>, "Alexander Funk (CWCB)" <alexander.funk@state.co.us>, Austin Malotte <br /><amalotte@bbawater.com>, "aytron@hendrix-wai.com" <aytron@hendrix-wai.com>, Bill Tyner <bill.tyner@state.co.us>, Bob <br />Krassa <bob@krassa.com>, "Beightel, Chris [KDA]" <Chris.Beightel@ks.gov>, Craig Lis <clis@martinandwood.com>, Dan <br />Niemela <dniemela@bbawater.com>, "ewilkinson@csu.org" <ewilkinson@csu.org>, Gerry Knapp <gerrylknapp@gmail.com>, <br />"jdeherrera@pwmd-co.us" <jdeherrera@pwmd-co.us>, "Salter, Kevin [KDA]" <Kevin.Salter@ks.gov>, Krystle Ervin <br /><KErvin@martinandwood.com>, "lawma@cminet.net" <lawma@cminet.net>, "Lest - DNR, Lori" <lori.lest@state.co.us>, <br />"mary.presecan@lrewater.com" <mary.presecan@lrewater.com>, Matthew Montgomery <br /><matthewmontgomery@hillandrobbins.com>, "Duran, Rachel [KDA]" <Rachel.Duran@ks.gov>, Rachel Zancanella <br /><rachel.zancanella@state.co.us>, "Randy@hendrix-wai.com" <Randy@hendrix-wai.com>, Richard Mehren <br /><rmehren@mwhw.com>, Scott Lorenz <slorenz@csu.org>, Steve Leonhardt <sleonhardt@bfwlaw.com>, "Kosloff - DNR, <br />Tracy" <tracy.kosloff@state.co.us>, "wendy.hunker@state.co.us" <wendy.hunker@state.co.us>, "WHCaile@hollandhart.com" <br /><WHCaile@hollandhart.com> <br />Cc: "Tia M. Gerung" <tmg@bhgrlaw.com> <br />All, <br /> <br />After discussions with Pueblo West, we have addressed some of their concerns that were included in the Joint <br />Conference Report under Unresolved Terms and Conditions. I understand that it is late in the process of the Division <br />Engineer ’s Office review, but we hope that you will take the below revisions into consideration. I repeat the unresolved <br />issue below, followed by the status of its resolution. <br /> <br />1. Whether or not Applicants must deliver to the Arkansas River an amount of water equal to the difference in soil <br />moisture before and after a parcel was dry-land farmed. <br /> <br />Pueblo West no longer requests any revisions to the proposed terms and conditions. <br /> <br />6. Whether or not there must be a term and condition stating that “there shall be no renewal of this temporary <br />lease/fallow project after the ten year term. Any continuation of this operation must first obtain Water Court approval <br />under the resume-notice procedure.” <br /> <br /> Applicants and Pueblo West have agreed on the following term and condition: “This Pilot Project shall not be <br />renewed as another HB 1248 pilot project after the expiration of its ten year term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither <br />Applicant will be precluded from applying for approval of another pilot project provided that such pilot project involves the <br />use of leased water under a different ditch, provides water to a different end user, or utilizes a substantially different <br />operational method so as to provide meaningful information as to the efficacy of leasing-fallowing pilot projects.” <br /> <br />7. Whether or not lagged return flows must be replaced upstream of the location of the lagged return flow at all <br />times. <br /> <br />This issue is still unresolved.