[SUMMARY OF FINAL SUBMITTED VERSION]

SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT OF WATER DIVERSION AND USE FOR 2015

Primary Owner: SOPER COMPANY
Statement Number: S004761

1. Water is used under	Pre-1914 Claim Other: Diversion Commenced prior to 1880
2. Year diversion commenced	1880

3-4. Maximum Rate of Diversion for each Month and Amount of Water Diverted and Used
Month	Rate of diversion (GPD)	Amount directly diverted (Acre-Feet)	Amount diverted or collected to storage (Acre-Feet)	Amount beneficially used (Acre-Feet)
January	1086171	0	200	0
February	1086171	0	200	0
March	1086171	0	200	0
April	1086171	0	200	0
May	1086171	170	0	170
June	1086171	172	0	172
July	1086171	172	0	172
August	1086171	172	0	172
September	1086171	172	0	172
October	1086171	72	0	172
November	1086171	170	200	170
December	1086171	0	200	0
Total		1100	1200	1200
Type of Diversion	Both Direct Diversion and Diversion to Storage
Comments	Beginning in or about November of each year, water is stored behind the Silver Lake Dam for use the following year. Diversions begin in or about May of each year from the point of diversion located on Silver Creek below Silver Lake. Beginning in May, Silver Lake reservoir is full, approx. 1,200 Ac Ft. Excess water flows out of the Lake and as the flows from winter run-off and snow melt decline or cease, the spillway is opened to allow the calculated flows down Silver Creek to the point of diversion. At the point of diversion, the water flows into the pipeline for delivery to Spanish Ranch where it is used for irrigation, stock watering, dust abatement and fire control. Some domestic uses occur, but most domestic needs on Spanish Ranch are now met with groundwater from wells installed on Spanish Ranch to meet water quality requirements for domestic water. Excess water is left in Silver Creek for Fish and Wildlife Enhancement.

Water Transfers
8e. Water transfered	No
8f. Quantity transfered (Acre-Feet)
8g. Dates which transfer occurred	/ to /
8h. Transfer approved by

Water Supply Contracts
8i. Water supply contract	No
8j. Contract with
8k. Other provider
8l. Contract number
8m. Source from which contract water was diverted
8n. Point of diversion same as identified water right
8o. Amount (Acre-Feet) authorized to divert under this contract
8p. Amount (Acre-Feet) authorized to be diverted in 2015
8q. Amount (Acre-Feet) projected for 2016
8r. Exchange or settlement of prior rights
8s. All monthly reported diversion claimed under the prior rights
8t. Amount (Acre-Feet) of reported diversion solely under contract

5. Water Diversion Measurement
a.	Measurement	Water directly diverted and/or diverted to storage was measured
b.	Types of measuring devices used	Weir Other: Capacity Curve of Silver Lake by engineer for storage.
c.	Additional technology used	Flow Totalizer
	Description of additional technology used	I believe this is the method used. Volume times duration of flow. This is measured where the water leaves Silver Lake, flowing into Silver Creek above the point of diversion.
d.	Who installed your measuring device(s)	Licensed Civil or Agricultural Engineer Other: Original construction pre-1880, person unknown
e.	Make, model number, and last calibration date of your measuring device(s)	Unknown at this time. Granite Rock walls and floor of known, set dimensions with depth measurement device.
f.	Why direct measurement using a device listed in Section 1 is "not locally cost effective"	No power at diversion point
	Explanation of why use of devices and technologies listed in Section 1 are "not locally cost effective"	At the Point of Diversion there is no power and Silver Creek is in a remote area not accessible by vehicles. All materials to build the annual diversion structure must be carried in by hand. Water enters the Silver Creek Pipeline of a known diameter, flows down to Spanish Ranch, where a flow meter in the pipeline measures water flow.
g.	Method(s) used as an alternative to direct measurement	Pipe/trajectory method
	Explanation of method(s) used as an alternative to direct measurement	Flow meter in pipeline near where it enters Spanish Ranch.

6. Purpose of Use
Domestic	12 houses, 8 trailers, landscape
Fire Protection	Silver Lake, hydrants at Spanish Ranch
Dust Control	Along road from gravel pit past houses
Irrigation	115 Acres Pasture
Stockwatering	30-60 cattle
Fish and Wildlife Preservation and Enhancement	Water from Lake not taken into pipe left for Fish and Wildlife

7. Changes in Method of Diversion
None

8. Conservation of Water
a.	Are you now employing water conservation efforts?	No
	Describe any water conservation efforts you have initiated
b.	Amount of water conserved	Acre-Feet
	I have data to support the above surface water use reductions due to conservation efforts.

9. Water Quality and Wastewater Reclamation
a.	Are you now or have you been using reclaimed water from a wastewater treatment facility, desalination facility, or water polluted by waste to a degree which unreasonably affects such water for other beneficial causes?	No
b.	Amount of reduced diversion
	Type of substitute water supply
	Amount of substitute water supply used
	I have data to support the above surface water use reductions due to the use of a substitute water supply

10. Conjuctive Use of Surface Water and Groundwater
a.	Are you now using groundwater in lieu of surface water?	Yes
b.	Amount of groundwater used	0.5 Acre-Feet
	I have data to support the above surface water use reductions due to the use of groundwater.	No

11a. Additional Remarks

Water meters for measuring groundwater use have not been installed as of this report. A proposal to improve the pipeline and point of diversion located on US Forest Service land was submitted to the agency in August, 2015. The plan is to replace the leaking plastic pipeline with superior higher grade pipe and bury the pipeline. In addition an improved Point of Diversion with proper measurement devices is included in the multi-year project. Together, use of water will be much more regulated and with far less loss through the pipeline. When USFS will complete its review is anyone's guess. We do not hold our breath while waiting for that agency to complete something.

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Contact Information of the Person Submitting the Form
First Name	William
Last Name	Apger
Relation to Water Right	Other: Land Administrator
The information in the report is true to the best of his/her knowledge and belief	Yes