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�0 d <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES EW-S <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />November 20, 2013 <br />Mr. Paul Bruss, E.I. <br />&B$A Water Consultants, Inc. <br />333 West Hampden Avenue, Suite 1050 <br />Englewood, CO 80110 <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director /State Engineer <br />RE: Rocky Ford East Pit M -77 -560 Substitute Water Supply Plan <br />Section 21, Township 23S, Range 56W, 6th PM RECEIVED <br />Water Division 2, Water District 17 <br />SWSP ID 115 <br />u./ -Z 2 2013 <br />Plan Period: June 1, 2013 — March 31, 2014 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br />Dear Mr. Bruss: MINING AND SAFETY <br />We have reviewed your August 6, 2013 letter requesting renewal of the substitute water <br />supply plan for the Rocky Ford East pit owned by Valco, Inc. (Valco). The required $300 fee has <br />been paid (receipt no. 3661360). This approval will cover the period June 1, 2013 through March <br />31, 2014. <br />PLAN OF OPERATION <br />The Rocky Ford East pit was previously operated under a combined SWSP plan, together <br />with the Lamar East Pit and the Canon City East Pit. Valco has recently conveyed the Lamar East <br />Pit to the City of Lamar, and is separating the Rocky Ford East pit from the combined plan due to <br />changes in the water supply. Active mining has finished at all three pits. This SWSP request <br />covers the depletions from the Rocky Ford East pit only. <br />Pre -1981 Post -1981 <br />Pit Well Permit No. Well ID Total Exposure Exposure Exposure <br />(acres) (acres) <br />Rocky Ford East 52017 -F 1707802 47.3 17.4 29.9 <br />DEPLETIONS <br />The Rocky Ford East pit is in the process of reclamation. This SWSP renewal is to cover <br />depletions resulting from evaporation from the ponds and from the water contained in the <br />previously mined product. During the reclamation, dewatering will occur from one pond to another <br />within the mining boundary, since three of the four ponds will be completely backfilled and the <br />fourth reduced in size. <br />Office of the tate Engineer <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 - 866 -3581 • Fax: 303 - 866 -3589 <br />http://water.state.co.us <br />