2017 Water Usage Report

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1 2017 Water Usage Report The South Platte NRD has completed its eleventh year of allocations for the Lodgepole Creek Management Area and its ninth 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 3/23/2018

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 2014, 2015, 2016 and Active Industries with Baselines Active Industrial Variances Non-Baseline Industrial Certifications Municipal Baselines and 2017 Usage SPNRD Water Acquisitions and Water Banking Activities through Precipitation Summary Allocation Map for SPNRD for 2016 through

3 Lodgepole Creek Management Area Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 34.34" Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 31, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 372, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** 2, ,619.2 Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 49, ,960.8 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 41, ,579.9 Scale Scale % 21% % % 16% % % 25% % % 25% % % 10% % 20+ 2% 3% 40+ 1% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other Crop % % 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. 3

4 Subarea: Pine Bluffs to Oliver Reservoir Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 30.09" Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 3, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 40, , , 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 % 10% % % 16% % % 13% % % 39% % % 13% % 20+ 0% 10% 40+ 3% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % 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: 32.45" Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 12, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 153, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 14, ,767.9 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 15, ,313.0 Scale Scale % 20% % % 10% % % 32% % % 29% % % 9% % 20+ 2% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other Crop % % 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. 5

6 Subarea: Buffalo Bend to Sidney Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 42" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 35.98" Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 4, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 58, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 8, ,589.1 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 9, ,784.9 Scale Scale % 23% % % 32% % % 22% % % 16% % % 6% % 20+ 1% 1% 40+ 0% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % 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. Subarea: Sidney to Colorado 6

7 Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 48" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 36.59" Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 10, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 120, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 11, ,725.4 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 12, ,603.7 Scale Scale % 22% % % 15% % % 22% % % 22% % % 12% % 20+ 3% 6% 40+ 1% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % 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. South Platte Valley Analysis Period:

8 Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 48" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 31.71" Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 10, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 131, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 9, ,656.8 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 9, ,949.7 Scale Scale % 12% % % 4% % % 23% % % 39% % % 9% % 20+ 7% 13% 40+ 5% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % 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. SPNRD Tablelands Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 39" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 31.5" 8

9 Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 51, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 618, , ,333, Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** 1, ,763.0 Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 78, ,749.3 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 80, ,512.3 Scale Scale % 10% % % 24% % % 41% % % 22% % % 4% % 20+ 0% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other Crop % % 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. Kimball County Tablelands Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 39" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 31.23" Total

10 Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 16, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 199, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated Acres 25, ,423.8 Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 25, ,700.1 Scale Scale % 10% % % 24% % % 35% % % 26% % % 5% % 20+ 0% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other Crop % % 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. Cheyenne County Tablelands Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 39" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 32.46" Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped*

11 High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 27, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 324, , ,567.6 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 % 11% % % 26% % % 44% % % 18% % % 2% % 20+ 0% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Fallow % % Hay % % Other Crop % % 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. Deuel County Tablelands Analysis Period: Permitted 3-Year Allocation: 39" (for ) Average Remaining Allocation: 26.94" Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High

12 Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 7, , , Total Acres-Inches Pumped 94, , , 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 7% % 16% % % 41% % % 30% % % 11% % 20+ 0% 0% 40+ 0% Crop 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % Beans % % Corn % % Hay % % Pasture % % Small Grains % % Sugar Beets % % 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. Districtwide Water Usage Analysis Period: Total Weighted Avg. Inches Pumped* High Median Total Acre-Feet Pumped 95, , , , ,

13 Total Acres-Inches Pumped 1,147, , ,122, ,255, ,466, Total Acres-Inches Pumped By Total Acres Total Number of Inactive Certified Irrigated Acres*** 4, , , Total Number of Active Certified Irrigated 128, , , ,366.9 Acres Total Number of Certified Irrigated Acres 132, , , ,042 Scale % 29% 21% 14% % 26% 23% 19% % 27% 30% 33% % 13% 19% 25% % 3% 6% 7% 20+ 1% 1% 2% 2% Crop 2014 Avg. In Percent 2015 Avg. In Percent 2016 Avg. In Percent 2017 Avg. In Percent Alfalfa % % % % Beans % % % % Corn % % % % Fallow % % % 0 0.8% 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 2017 SPNRD Active Industries with Baselines Well Reg. # Legal Use Baseline Gallons G Sec. 5 T13N R50W G Sec. 5 T13N R50W G Sec. 5 T13N R50W Baselin e Year Livestock 299,315, Gallons* 122,151,841 G Sec. 30 T16N R55W Sand & 22,154, gravel mine 2002 G Sec. 19 T15N R55W Oil fields 88, G Sec. 32 T14N R55W Oil fields, 2,203, ,607 G ** Sec. 6 T13N R55W roads, wind turbines 2004 G Sec. 5 T14N R52W Water well 655, ,290 drilling 2003 G Sec. 15 T13N R51W Oil fields 2,333, ,400 G Sec. 11 T14N R51W 2006 G *** Sec. 23 T15N R56W Sand & 5,650, ,316,972 gravel mine 2006 G Sec. 34 T15N R55W Golf Course 189,569, ,115,403 G A A Sec. 29 T15N R55W Oil fields 6,348, ,100 G Sec. 3 T13N R49W Sand & 41,925, ,019 gravel mine G **** Sec. 32 T14N R49W Ponds & landscape/ turf 55,000, G G- Sec. 14 T13N R45W Livestock 26,952, ,420, G Sec. 4 T12N R45W Livestock 3,940, ,700 G Sec. 29 T14N R55W Hazardous Waste Incinerator 35,227, ,820,000 G Sec. 22 T13N R45W Coop 884, , G Sec. 2 T12N R42W Aerial 581, ,200 Spraying 2011 G Sec. 18 T12N R43W Golf Course 9,437, ,581,509 * 2017 Gallons are calculated from the industrial water year of August 1, 2016 through July 31, ** These wells are in the fully appropriated area of the District and are over their five year baseline; the SPNRD has worked through the Platte Basin Coalition to secure an offset by retiring irrigated acres. *** 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. **** The baseline for this well increased this year with approved transfer TR-IND-14-Cabela s-so

15 SPNRD Active Industrial Variances 2017 Well Reg. # Legal Use Baseline 2017 Gallons Gallons G Sec. 6 T15N R57W Oil Fields TBD 697,078 G Sec. 23 T16N R50W Coop TBD 7343,200 15

16 SPNRD Non-Baseline Industrial Certifications 2017 Well Reg. # Legal Industrial Use Offset Provided By G Sec. 12 T16N R57W Oil Fields To Be Determined (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 irrigation allocation on tract 12N43W130003* 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 irrigation allocation on tract 12N43W210001* G Sec. 5 T15N R52W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 23 T17N R52W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 23 T17N R52W G Sec. 13 T15N R56W Sand & Gravel Mine irrigation allocation on tract 15N56W230005* G Sec. 2 T12N R55W Oil Fields TBD G Sec. 2 T12N R55W G Sec. 13 T14N R51W Sand & Gravel Mine G Sec. 5 T14N R52W Interstate Construction G B Sec. 15 T12N R49W Wind turbines & Roads Irrigation allocation on tract 14N51W130001* Irrigation allocation on tract 14N52W050002* Irrigation allocation on tract 12N49W150001* 16

17 Municipality DNR Transfer Permit Gallons SPNRD Municipal Baselines and 2017 Usage Baseline Gallons Baseline Year Baseline Per Capita Use* gallons/ person/ day 2017 Gallons** 2017 Per Capita Use*** gallons/ person/day Big Springs 164,574, ,986, ,016 55,722, Bushnell N/A 13,092, ,800, Chappell N/A 116,968, ,783, Dalton N/A 70,382, ,396, Dix N/A 72,023, ,448, Gurley N/A 46,085, ,519, Kimball N/A 243,050, ,855, Lodgepole N/A 53,443, ,102, Potter N/A 135,421, ,227, Sidney 1,300,000, ,042, ,196, * Based on 2000 census population numbers ** Based on August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017 water year *** Based on the 2010 census population numbers 17

18 SPNRD Water Acquisitions and Water Banking Activities Through 2017 Stream Depletion (%) Acre Feet Accrued Township Range Section Landowner Decertified Acres 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 OA Barton Terman /28/2011 Cheyenne BBSID OA The Ranch at Sidney LLC /8/2014 Cheyenne SIDCO OA City of Chappell /1/2015 Deuel SIDCO OA 18

19 City of Sidney /12/2015 Cheyenne SIDCO OA Castronics /9/2015 Kimball ORBB OA SRMC /8/2016 Cheyenne SIDCO OA The Ranch at Sidney LLC /11/2016 Cheyenne BBSID OA JR Norberg Farms /14/2016 Cheyenne FA-K Tablelands Total Acre Feet Accrued = 763 Total Number Decertified = 2,003 Average Stream Depletion = 46% Average $/AF Accrued (Federal dollars plus SPNRD dollars): $2,301 Average $/Acre Retired (Federal dollars plus SPNRD dollars): $456 19

20 2017 Precipitation Summary (March 1 through October 31) Monthly Averages for 2017 March April May June July August September October Kimball Cheyenne Deuel County Comparison of 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 to Historical Averages 2014 Precip Ave Precip Ave Precip Ave Precip Ave. Historical Ave. Kimball Cheyenne Deuel

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