2014 Water Usage Report

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1 2014 Water Usage Report The South Platte NRD has completed its eighth year of allocations for the Lodgepole Creek Management Area and its sixth year of allocations for the District s tableland regions and the South Platte Valley subarea. This report details Industrial Water Usage and Municipal Water Usage. Compiled By: Travis Glanz 3/20/2015

2 Table of Contents Summary Report for Lodgepole Creek Management Area... 3 Pine Bluffs to Oliver Reservoir Subarea Oliver Reservoir to Buffalo Bend Subarea... 5 Buffalo Bend to Sidney Subarea... 6 Sidney to Colorado Subarea... 7 South Platte Valley Subarea Summary Report for Tablelands... 9 Kimball County Tablelands Cheyenne County Tablelands Deuel County Tablelands Districtwide Water Usage for 2011, 2012, 2013 and Active Industries with Baselines Active Industrial Variances Non-Baseline Industrial Certifications Municipal Baselines and 2014 Usage SPNRD Water Acquisitions and Water Banking Activities through Precipitation Summary Allocation Map for SPNRD for 2013 through

3 Lodgepole Creek Management Area Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" & 48 (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 33.27" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 36, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 433, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** 2, ,310.9 Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 40, ,681.5 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 42, ,992.3 Scale Scale % 23% % % 21% % % 33% % % 17% % % 4% % 20+ 5% 2% 40+ 1% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other % % Pasture % % Potatoes % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % Sunflowers % % Unknown % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 3

4 Subarea: Pine Bluffs to Oliver Reservoir Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 28.76" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 3, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 39, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 3, ,878.4 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 3, ,878.4 Scale Scale % 19% % % 26% % % 26% % % 26% % % 3% % 20+ 0% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Pasture % % Potatoes % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % Sunflowers % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 4

5 Subarea: Oliver Reservoir to Buffalo Bend Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 31.88" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 13, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 164, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 14, ,819.2 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 15, ,427.4 Scale Scale % 27% % % 16% % % 39% % % 15% % % 3% % 20+ 3% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % Sunflowers % % Unknown % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 5

6 Subarea: Buffalo Bend to Sidney Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 36.51" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 6, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 80, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 9, ,213.8 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 10, ,024.5 Scale Scale % 27% % % 37% % % 30% % % 6% % % 0% % 20+ 1% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % Sunflowers % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 6

7 Subarea: Sidney to Colorado Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 48" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 34.02" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 12, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 148, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 12, ,770.0 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 12, ,662.0 Scale Scale % 18% % % 17% % % 31% % % 22% % % 8% % 20+ 9% 5% 40+ 4% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sunflowers % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 7

8 South Platte Valley Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 54" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 36.56" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 12, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 144, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 9, ,581.3 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 9, ,949.8 Scale Scale % 11% % % 14% % % 42% % % 22% % % 5% % % 7% 40+ 8% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % Unknown % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 8

9 SPNRD Tablelands Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 31.26" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 72, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 870, , ,571,818 Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** 1, ,974.2 Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 78, ,841.0 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 80, ,815.1 Scale Scale % 9% 0-8 7% % 30% % % 42% % % 17% % % 3% % 20+ 1% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % Sunflowers % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 9

10 Kimball County Tablelands Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 31.27" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 23, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 280, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 25, ,515.4 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 26, ,002.9 Scale Scale % 14% 0-8 8% % 28% % % 42% % % 15% % % 2% % 20+ 2% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % Sunflowers % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 10

11 Cheyenne County Tablelands Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 31.71" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 39, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 477, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 43, ,896.3 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 44, ,889.3 Scale Scale % 7% 0-8 8% % 31% % % 44% % % 17% % % 1% % 20+ 0% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % Sunflowers % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 11

12 Deuel County Tablelands Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 28.69" South Platte Natural Resources District Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 9, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 112, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 9, ,429.2 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 9, ,922.9 Scale Scale % 2% 0-8 2% % 32% % % 27% % % 25% % % 11% % 20+ 0% 2% 40+ 2% Crop 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Hay % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % Sunflowers % % All Crops % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 12

13 South Platte Natural Resources District Districtwide Water Usage Analysis Period: Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 97, , , , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 1,166, ,140, ,447, ,147, ,901, Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** 4, , ,653.5 Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated 128, , , ,103.7 Acres Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 132, , , ,757.2 Scale Scale % 8% 11% 15% % % 5% 14% 25% % % 11% 30% 38% % % 18% 29% 17% % % 25% 11% 3% % 20+ 3% 33% 4% 1% 80+ 2% Crop 2011 Avg. In Percent 2012 Avg. In Percent 2013 Avg. In Percent 2014 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % % % Beans % % % % Corn % % % % Fallow % % % % Hay % % % % Other % % % % Pasture % % % % Potatoes % % % % Small Grains % % % % Sugar Beets % % % % Sunflowers % % % % Unknown % % % % All Crops % % % % * Calculated by removing the high use tract and the tracts that did not use any water, then calculated the usage of all tracts individually and averaged those numbers. ** Crop Water Usage is based off of the number of acres per crop, which are based on field observations taken at the time flow meters are read. Crop Water Usage could be subject to change as more accurate crop-acre information becomes available. ***Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres are acres enrolled in Temporary Deferment or incentive programs that offer incentives to discontinue irrigation use on a temporary basis. 13

14 2014 SPNRD Active Industries with Baselines Well Reg. # Legal Use Baseline Gallons G G G Sec. 5 T13N R50W Sec. 5 T13N R50W Sec. 5 T13N R50W G Sec. 30 T16N R55W Sand & gravel mine Baseli ne Year Livestock 299,315, ,154, G Sec. 19 T15N R55W Oil fields 88, G G- Sec. 32 T14N R55W 2,203, Sec. 6 T13N R55W 2004 Oil fields, roads, wind turbines G Sec. 5 T14N R52W Water well drilling 655, G G- Sec. 15 T13N R51W Oil fields 2,333, Sec. 11 T14N R51W 2006 G *** Sec. 23 T15N R56W Sand & 5,650, gravel 2006 mine 2014 Gallons* 121,641, ,368,581** 282,405 1,270,500 G Sec. 34 T15N R55W Golf 189,569, ,475,365 G Course 2002 A A Sec. 29 T15N R55W Oil fields 6,348, ,900 G Sec. 3 T13N R49W Sand & gravel mine 41,925, ,976,745 G Sec. 32 T14N R49W Ponds & landscape/ turf 10,430, * 2014 Gallons are calculated from the industrial water year of August 1, 2013 through July 31, ** These wells are in the fully appropriated area of the District and are over their five year baseline. *** Well G received a variance to establish a partial baseline because pumping did not occur during all five baseline years. If the baseline amount of 5,650,134 gallons is exceeded, all offsets will be automatically deducted from certified irrigated tract #15N56W See 2/5 variance request in the 2010 report

15 SPNRD Active Industrial Variances Well Reg. # Legal Use Baseline 2014 Gallons Gallons G Sec. 14 T13N R45W Feedlot TBD 26,952,200 G Sec. 14 T13N R45W G Sec. 4 T12N R45W Feedlot TBD 2,636,500 G Sec. 29 T14N R55W Hazardous Waste TBD 34,653,000 Incinerator G Sec. 22 T13N R45W Coop TBD 884,822 G Sec. 6 T15N R57W Oil Fields TBD 0 G Sec. 2 T12N R42W Aerial Spraying TBD 264,214 G Sec. 23 T16N R50W Coop TBD 0 G Sec. 18 T12N R43W Golf Course TBD 9,100,053 15

16 SPNRD Non-Baseline Industrial Certifications 2014 Well Reg. # Legal Industrial Use Offset Provided By G Sec. 12 T16N R57W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 24 T13N R56W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 34 T14N R53W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 11 T14N R53W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 22 T17N R52W Oil Fields TBD A Sec. 28 T15N R54W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 23 T13N R57W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 34 T17N R51W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 27 T14N R50W Oil Fields TBD A Sec. 11 T14N R59W Oil Fields irrigation allocation on tract 14N59W110001* G G Sec. 19 T14N R55W Sec. 19 T14N R55W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 1 T12N R44W Sand & Gravel Mine TBD A Sec. 28 T15N R55W Sand & Gravel Mine irrigation allocation on tract 15N55W280004* G Sec. 12 T13N R56W TBD irrigation allocation on tract 13N56W120001* G G G Sec. 21 T14N R55W Sec. 21 T14N R55W Sec. 21 T14N R55 W Oil Fields TBD G G G Sec. 6 T12N R43W Sec. 6 T12N R43W Sec. 6 T12N R43W Sand & Gravel Mine TBD G Sec. 23 T17N R52W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 5 T15N R52W Oil Fields TBD G G Sec. 23 T17N R52W Sec. 23 T17N R52W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 13 T15N R56W Sand & Gravel Mine irrigation allocation on tract 15N56W230005* G G Sec. 2 T12N R55W Sec. 2 T12N R55W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 13 T14N R51W Sand & Gravel Mine Irrigation allocation on tract 14N51W130001* G A Sec. 18 T14N R50W Oil Fields Irrigation allocation on tract 14N50W180002* G Sec. 10 T14N R52W Interstate Construction Irrigation allocation on tract 14N52W100001* Irrigation allocation on G Sec. 7 T13N R47W Sand & Gravel Mine tracts 13N46W and 13N47W070001* G Sec. 5 T14N R52W Interstate Construction Irrigation allocation on tract 14N52W050002* G B Sec. 15 T12N R49W Wind turbines & Roads Irrigation allocation on tract 12N49W150001* * Total combined usage of both industrial and irrigation water is reported as totals in the SPNRD Irrigation found in Appendix I. 16

17 Municipality DNR Transfer Permit Gallons SPNRD Municipal Baselines and 2014 Usage Baseline Gallons Baseline Year Baseline Per Capita Use* gallons/ person/ day 2014 Gallons** 2014 Per Capita Use*** gallons/ person/day Big Springs 164,574, ,986, ,016 55,735, Bushnell N/A 13,092, ,777, Chappell N/A 116,968, ,596, Dalton N/A 68,634, ,644, Dix N/A 72,023, ,976, Gurley N/A 45,332, ,600, Kimball N/A 243,050, ,769, Lodgepole N/A 53,443,494, ,255, Potter N/A 135,421, ,667, Sidney 1,300,000, ,042, ,464, * Based on 2000 Census population numbers ** Based on August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014 water year *** Based on the 2010 census population numbers 17

18 Landowner SPNRD Water Acquisitions and Water Banking Activities Through 2014 Decertified Acres Stream Depletion (%) Acre Feet Accrued Township Range Section Date Retired County Subarea Appropriation Terrell Wiekhorst /6/2007 Cheyenne ORBB OA Cliff Farms Inc /17/2007 Cheyenne ORBB OA Robert & Connie Runge /27/2007 Cheyenne SIDCO OA Marleen E. Evans Et al /22/2007 Cheyenne SIDCO OA Marleen E. Evans Et al /22/2007 Cheyenne BBSID OA Fornstrom Farms LLC /1/2007 Kimball PBOR OA Dale Dedic /4/2007 Cheyenne ORBB OA Elizabeth Burback /5/2007 Kimball ORBB OA Peetz Land & Cattle Co /14/2008 Cheyenne SIDCO OA B5 Farms LLC /9/2008 Deuel SIDCO OA Paul & Frances Fornander /1/2008 Deuel SIDCO OA Harvey Jung /10/2008 Cheyenne ORBB OA Robert Kurz /23/2008 Cheyenne SIDCO OA Venture Development Group Inc * /14/2009 Cheyenne BBSID OA Alan Adamson /22/2009 Kimball PBOR OA Sharon A, James C. & Donna Johnson /1/2010 Kimball ORBB OA Raymond Kuehn /1/2010 Cheyenne BBSID OA Raymond Kuehn /1/2010 Cheyenne BBSID OA Scott & Susan Lockwood /1/2010 Kimball PBOR OA Don & Janelle Frerichs /22/2011 Cheyenne SIDCO Over Barton Terman /28/2011 Cheyenne BBSID Over The Ranch at Sidney LLC /8/2014 Cheyenne SIDCO OA Total Acre Feet Accrued = 580 Total Number Decertified = 1,412 Average Stream Depletion = 47% Average $/AF Accrued (Federal dollars plus SPNRD dollars): $2,930 Average $/Acre Retired (Federal dollars plus SPNRD dollars): $581 18

19 2014 Precipitation Summary (March 1 through October 31) Monthly Averages for 2014 March April May June July August September October Kimball Cheyenne Deuel County Comparison of 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 to Historical Averages 2011 Precip Ave Precip Ave Precip Ave Precip Ave. Historical Ave. Kimball Cheyenne Deuel

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