2013-11-25_PERMIT FILE - M1981148

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Form No. OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER GWS -25 COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 818 Centennial Bldg., 1313 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado 80203 ls CIA 1 AM1RA1 APPLICANT AUTH WELL PERMIT NUMBER 74957 - F DIV. 1 WD 9 DES. BASIN MD APPROVED WELL LOCATION JEFFERSON COUNTY SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 25 GENERAL SHALE BRICK INC Township 4 S Range 70 W Sixth P.M. 1845 W DARTMOUTH AVENUE DISTANCES FROM SECTION LINES DENVER, CO 80110 -1308 Ft. from Section Line Ft. from Section Line (303) 783 -3000 UTM COORDINATES (Meters.Zone:13.NAD83) N'l KMIT TO EXPOSE WATER IN A PIT Casung. rvur[nmg. ISSUANCE OF THIS PERMIT DOES NOT CONFER A WATER RIGHT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1) This well shall be used in such a way as to cause no material injury to existing water rights. The issuance of this permit does not ensure that no injury will occur to another vested water right or preclude another owner of a vested water right from seeking relief in a civil court action. 2) Pursuant to Rule 10.1.6 of the Water Well Construction Rules, gravel pit wells are exempt from the minimum well construction standards except for contamination considerations as stated in the Rule. That Rule is viewed as applying to this clay mine well. The owner of the pit shall take necessary means and precautions to prevent contaminants from entering the pit. 3) Approved pursuant to CRS 37- 90- 137(4) and the findings of the State Engineer dated March 25, 2011. 4) The average annual amount of ground water to be appropriated shall not exceed 12.2 acre -feet with the total surface area of the proposed ground water pond limited to no more than 0.71 acres. 5) The use of ground water, in addition to evaporation, is limited to dust control and dewatering to facilitate mining. No other use of water is allowed unless a permit therefore is approved. 6) This clay mine well must be constructed to withdraw water from only the Laramie -Fox Hills aquifer. 7) The owner shall mark the well in a conspicuous place with the well permit number and name of aquifer as appropriate, and shall take necessary means and precautions to preserve these markings. 8) Pursuant to CRS 37- 90- 137(9)(b) and the Denver Basin Rules, no more than 98% of the nontributary ground water withdrawn annually shall be consumed and the well owner shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the State Engineer that no more than 98% of the water withdrawn will be consumed. 9) The boundaries of the pit shall be more than 600 feet from any existing well, completed in the same aquifer, that is not owned by the applicant. 10) A totalizing flow meter must be installed so as to measure any pumping from this pit and maintained in good working order. Permanent records of all diversions from the pit, and the surface area of ground water exposure shall be maintained by the well owner (recorded at least annually) and submitted to the water commissioner upon request. 11) Pursuant to Policy 2000 -4 of the State Board of Examiners of Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Contractors (Board), no pumping equipment shall be installed in the pit well to withdraw water for any beneficial use, unless a separate written request for a variance has been approved by the Board. 12) Pursuant to Rule 17.1.4 of the Water Well Construction Rules, the owner shall submit, after initiation of construction, site plan and cross section drawings on 8 -1/2" x 11" paper showing the extent of intended excavation, the maximum depth of the pit, and the initial static water level. The owner shall also provide the initial date of of ground water exposure in the pit. NOTE: The ability of this well to withdraw its authorized amount of water from this non - renewable aquifer may be less than ) the 100 years upon which the amount of water in the aquifer is allocated, due to anticipated water level declines. Ucj') 3I2`�! i APPROVED JMW State Engineer DATE ON DATE 03 -25 -2012