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Upper Poudre Combined SWSP Page 9 of 10 <br /> June 18, 2014 <br /> without the knowledge of the water commissioner. The flow into the recharge structure must <br /> be metered and equipped with a continuous flow recorder unless the water commissioner in <br /> conjunction with the division engineer determines adequate records may be kept without <br /> such equipment. If the recharge structure is designed to discharge water via a surface outlet, <br /> such discharge must also be metered and equipped with a continuous flow recorder. <br /> Applicant shall follow the attached recharge protocol for the operation of this SWSP. <br /> 16. Water may be delivered to recharge only if the net impact of this plan is not negative. Water <br /> must first be delivered or exchanged to offset negative impacts of this plan before it may be <br /> diverted for recharge. <br /> 17. If reclamation of the mine site produces a permanent water surface exposing groundwater to <br /> evaporation, an application for a plan for augmentation must be filed with the Division 1 <br /> Water Court at least three years prior to the completion of mining to include, but not be <br /> limited to, long-term evaporation losses. If a lined pond results after reclamation, <br /> replacement of lagged depletions shall continue until there is no longer an effect on stream <br /> flow. Conditional storage rights for the Home Office Pit and North Taft Hilt Expansion Site <br /> (North Shore Reservoir and Taft Hitt Reservoir, respectively) were decreed in case no. <br /> 92CW157, and were decreed for the Overland Ponds Site in case no. OOCW251. This office has <br /> no knowledge of any applications for a plan for augmentation that covers evaporation from <br /> unlined ground water ponds. Granting of this plan does not imply approval by this office of <br /> any such court application(s). <br /> 18. The Overland Ponds Site, Home Office Pit, and North Taft Hill Expansion Site have been <br /> continuously dewatered. Dewatering at these sites will produce delayed depletions to the <br /> stream system. As long as the pits are continuously dewatered, the water returned to the <br /> stream system should be adequate to offset the depletions attributable to the dewatering <br /> operation. Once dewatering at the sites cease, the delayed depletions must be addressed, <br /> including depletions resulting from the gradual refitting of the pit. Accordingly, dewatering is <br /> required to continue during the term of this approval. At least three years prior to <br /> completion of dewatering at the Overland Ponds Site Pit, Home Office Pit, and North Taft Hilt <br /> Expansion Site Pit, a plan must be submitted that specifies how the post pumping dewatering <br /> depletions (including refitting of the pit) will be replaced, in time, place and amount. <br /> Submitted accounting must include monthly meter readings from the dewatering pump. <br /> 19. if dewatering of the sites is discontinued, the pits would fill creating additional depletions to <br /> the stream system due to increased evaporation. To assure that additional depletions to the <br /> river do not occur, bonding in the amounts shown in Table D above for lining or backfilling of <br /> the lakes has been obtained through the DRMS. Therefore, if the dewatering is discontinued <br /> these bonds can finance the completion of the lining of these pits or the backfilling, thus <br /> preventing depletions to the stream system. <br /> 20. This substitute water supply plan may be revoked or modified at any time should it be <br /> determined that injury to other vested water rights has or will occur as a result of this plan. <br /> Should this supply plan expire without renewal or be revoked prior to adjudication of a <br /> permanent plan for augmentation, all excavation of product from below the water table, and <br /> all other use of water at the pit, must cease immediately. <br /> 21, In accordance with amendments to S 25-8-202(7), C.R.S., and "Senate Bill 89-181 Rules and <br /> Regulations" adopted on February 4, 1992, the State Engineer shall determine if this <br /> substitute water supply plan is of a quality to meet requirements of use to which the senior <br /> appropriation receiving the substitute supply has normally been put. As such, water quality <br />