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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />November 28, 2014 Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director /State Engineer <br />Marcia L. Talvitie, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety RECEIVED <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 NOV 2 $ 2014 <br />Re: Carbon Junction Mine (Permit No. C- 1992 -080) Division of Reclamation <br />Permit Revision Application No. 1 (PR -1) Mining & Safety <br />Dear Ms. Talvitie, <br />The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has reviewed the above - referenced Carbon Junction Mine <br />permit revision application received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) on <br />October 9, 2014. The operator, Oakridge Energy, Inc., is proposing to revise the post- mining land use for <br />from Industrial /Commercial, Recreational, and Residential to Dryland Pasture, which includes roads and <br />wells to be retained as permanent features. Carbon Junction Mine is an inactive mine located <br />approximately 2 miles southeast of Durango in La Plata County. <br />According to the submittal, it appears the applicant is requesting to retain Well PW1 (AKA 82 -4) and <br />Well 95 -1 as permanent features of the reclamation plan. According to this office's records, Well PW1 <br />(AKA 82 -4) was recently repermitted under permit no. 296114 and Well 95 -1 was recently repermitted <br />under permit no. 296113. Permit nos. 296113 and 296114 are both valid permits which each allow for <br />ordinary household purposes inside not more than three (3) single family dwellings, the irrigation of not <br />more than one (1) acre of home gardens and lawns, and the watering of domestic animals and livestock, <br />with a maximum pumping rate not to exceed fifteen (15) gallons per minute. This office has no <br />objection to the proposal as submitted, so long as both wells are operated within the conditions of their <br />respective well permit. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this application. If you have any further questions <br />regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me directly at this office. <br />Sincerely, <br />CAU <br />Caleb Foy, E <br />Water Resources Engineer <br />cc: Robert Genualdi, Division 7 Engineer (via email) <br />Jeff Titus, District 30 Water Commissioner (via email) <br />Office of the State 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 />