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TRUST WATER RIGHTS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT <br />THIS TRUST WATER RIGHTS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT <br />("Agreement") is made and entered into this |tL duy of D.ce^n L"f , 2024, by and <br />between KITTITAS COLINTY, a political subdivision ofthe State of Washington ("County"), and <br />JAMES P. ROAN and JAN ROAN, Husband and Wife, and/or assigns ("Seller"). <br />Factual Background <br />A. Seller is the beneficial owner of surface water rights from First Creek, assigned <br />Certificate Nos. 54-85121-J and 54-85198-J: <br />Qa (CU) <br />22.81, <br />7.9 <br />Period <br />April l to Oct. 15 <br />Oct. 16 to March 3L <br />Certificate No. <br />v-85121-I <br />9-85198-J <br />Use Authorization <br />more particularly desuibed in Exhibit A ("Water Rights"). Seller entered into a Trust Water Right <br />Agreement with the Washington Department of Ecology ("Ecology") pursuant to Chapter 90.42 <br />RCW, on August 7,2012. The Trust Water Right Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Under <br />the Trust Water Right Agreement, Seller may assign the Agreement or assign the beneficial interest <br />in the Trust Water Right Agreement andlor the Water Rights to another parry. <br />B. Sellerowns WaterRight PermitsNos. G4-3554I,G4-35542,G4-35543,G4-35544, <br />G4-35545,G4-35546,G4-35547 and G4-35548 ("Water Right Permits"). The Water Right Permits <br />are mitigated by the Water Rights as follows: <br />Qa (CU) Period <br />13.91" April l. to Oct. L5 <br />7.31,6 October 15 to March 3L G4-355 41. throu gh G4-355 48 <br />The originally issued Water Right Permits are attached hereto as Exhibit C. Originally, the Water <br />Right Permits authorized up to 145 equivalent residential units.(ERUs). The Seller has sold the <br />majority of the ERU units to third parties. At the time of signing this Agreement, there are l6 ERU <br />(2.354 acre-feet annually) remaining for assignment to third parties under the Water Right Permits. <br />C. At the time of signing this Agreement, the Seller has one pending Groundwater <br />Mitigation Agreement for 0.137 acre-feet annually ("Quinn Agreement") of the Water Rights, that <br />is still pending review with Ecology, attached hereto as Exhibit D. <br />t