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Bonser Pit SWSP September 25, 2013 Long Term Augmentation Requirements Page 3 of 5 In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 from the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ( "DRMS "), all sand and gravel mining operators were required to demonstrate to DRMS how they were in compliance with the requirements of the Colorado Reclamation Act and the Mineral Rules and Regulations for the protection of water resources by April 30, 2011. The operator's response to the DRMS letter has not been provided to this office. The final reclamation plan for the Bonser Pit includes the proposed creation of a 55 -acre ground water lake. This lake will create evaporative depletions of approximately 120 acre -feet per year. The operator currently has a bond through DRMS in the amount of $218,003 to cover reclamation cost. Information showing this bond is sufficient to line or backfill the proposed 55 acre pond has not been provided to this office. Additionally, the Applicant has not demonstrated they own sufficient water rights to provide a permanent source of replacement water to cover the long -term augmentation requirements of the 55- acre lake. Therefore, prior to exposing ground water in excess of the existing 6.3 acre borrow pit pond, the Applicant is required to obtain approval of a new SWSP that allows for the exposure of additional ground water and must provide documentation to this office that they can replace long -term depletions or have bonded the site to cover the cost of lining or backfilling. Conditions of Approval I hereby approve the proposed SWSP in accordance with §37 -90- 137(11), C.R.S., subject to the following conditions: 1. This plan is approved with the effective date of September 25, 2013 and shall be valid through August 31, 2015 unless otherwise revoked or modified. If this plan will not be made absolute by a water court action by the plan's expiration date, a renewal request must be submitted to this office with the statutory fee (currently $257) by May 31, 2015. 2. A well permit must be obtained for this pit in accordance with § 37 -90- 137(2) and (11), C.R.S. The Applicant has submitted a well permit application, receipt no. 3659345 -A, which will be evaluated subsequent to approval of this SWSP. The provisions of § 37 -90- 127(2), C.R.S., prohibit the issuance of a permit for a well to be located within 600 feet of any existing well, unless the State Engineer finds that circumstances so warrant after a hearing held in accordance with the procedural rules in 2 CCR 402 -5. This hearing may be waived if you are able to obtain statements from the owners of all wells within 600 feet, verifying that they have no objection to your use of the proposed well. Should a well permit be denied for reasons of 600 foot spacing, or any other legitimate reason, approval of this SWSP will be cancelled. 3. The water consumption and depletions associated with this mining operation must not exceed those amounts listed on the attached Table AI.2. 4. Approval of this plan is for the purposes as stated herein. Any additional uses of this water must first be approved by this office. 5. All pumping for dust control shall be measured in a manner acceptable to the Division Engineer. For the purposes of this SWSP a Totalizing Flow Meter is required to meet the requirements of the division engineer. 6. The name, address, and phone number of the contact person who will be responsible for the operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on the accounting forms submitted to the division engineer and the water commissioner.