[SUMMARY OF FINAL SUBMITTED VERSION]

SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT OF WATER DIVERSION AND USE FOR 2016

Primary Owner: SOPER COMPANY
Statement Number: S004762

1. Water is used under	Pre-1914 Claim
2. Year diversion commenced	1905

3. Purpose of Use
Domestic	12 houses, 8 trailers, landscape
Fire Protection	Gold Lake, fire hydrants on Spanish Ranch
Dust Control	Along road from gravel mine past houses
Irrigation	115 Acres Pasture
Recreational	Fishing, Silver Creek
Stockwatering	60+ cattle
Fish and Wildlife Preservation and Enhancement	Fish and wildlife

4. Changes in Method of Diversion
None

Special Use Categories
C1. Are you using any water diverted under this right for the cultivation of cannabis?	No

5-6. Maximum Rate of Diversion for each Month and Amount of Water Diverted and Used
Month	Rate of diversion (GPM)	Amount directly diverted (Acre-Feet)	Amount diverted or collected to storage (Acre-Feet)	Amount beneficially used (Acre-Feet)
January	300	39	0	0
February	300	39	0	0
March	300	39	0	0
April	300	39	0	0
May	300	39	0	39
June	300	39	0	39
July	300	39	0	39
August	300	39	0	39
September	300	39	0	39
October	300	39	0	39
November	300	39	0	0
December	300	39	0	0
Total		468	0	234
Type of Diversion	Direct Diversion Only
Comments	This water statement, S004762, is for water diverted out of Gold Lake, Plumas County, CA. In 1880 a small dam and ditch were constructed to take the waters of Gold Lake and transport them into Silver Lake from where they were further sent to hydraulic gold mining and ranching uses throughout an extensive system of ditches to the various points of use. The use of Gold Lake water continued until about 1905 when the ditch to Silver Lake was abandoned and the water allowed to flow down Jacks Meadow Creek to Silver Creek, and down Silver Creek to the point of diversion for this water right. The water right is a deeded right to all the water from Gold Lake dating from 1880; however, the flow is the natural flow in the watercourse these days. The amount diverted stated above is from estimates of what was claimed and used over the years. Currenly, much of the water remains in the watercourses for fish and wildlife, but depending upon the year, much of the amount stated in the chart above is diverted into the Silver Creek pipeline and taken to Spanish Ranch for the uses listed in this report.

Water Transfers
6d. Water transfered	No
6e. Quantity transfered (Acre-Feet)
6f. Dates which transfer occurred	/ to /
6g. Transfer approved by

Water Supply Contracts
6h. Water supply contract	No
6i. Contract with
6j. Other provider
6k. Contract number
6l. Source from which contract water was diverted
6m. Point of diversion same as identified water right
6n. Amount (Acre-Feet) authorized to divert under this contract
6o. Amount (Acre-Feet) authorized to be diverted in 2016
6p. Amount (Acre-Feet) projected for 2017
6q. Exchange or settlement of prior rights
6r. All monthly reported diversion claimed under the prior rights
6s. Amount (Acre-Feet) of reported diversion solely under contract

7. Water Diversion Measurement
a. Required to measure as of the date this report is submitted	Yes
b. Is diversion measured?	No
c. An alternative compliance plan was submitted to the division of water rights on
d. A request for additional time was submitted to the division of water rights on	10/15/2017

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
	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	100000 Gallons
	I have data to support the above surface water use reductions due to the use of groundwater.	No

Additional Remarks

This water right consists of the natural outflow from Gold Lake, which flows down Jacks Meadow Creek into Silver Creek. Gold Lake is located within a federally designated Wilderness area, Bucks Lake Wilderness. To install measurement devices there may be a violation of the Wilderness Act. Measurement down Jacks Meadow Creek or in Silver Creek picks up secondary sources of water (springs, small creeks) beyond that flowing from Gold Lake. Most water coming from Gold Lake remains in the watercourses for fish and wildlife at this point. In the future, hydro-electric generation at Spanish Ranch may be an option, at which time Soper Company will want to use its full allotment of water rights. Soper Company is preparing a request for additional time to begin measurements so we can develop feasible alternatives for accurately measuring water use of Gold Lake

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