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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />Jared Dains, P.E. <br />Applegate Group, Inc. <br />1490 West 121St Avenue, Suite 100 <br />Denver, CO 80234 -2759 <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />January 30, 2015 Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director /Stale Engineer <br />RE: Schmidt Construction Fountain Pit, Substitute Water Supply Plan <br />DRMS Permit No. M- 1982 - 1.55_, <br />Section 13, T16S, R66W, 6th PM <br />Water Division 2, Water District 10 RECEIVED <br />SWSP ID 5242, Group ID 1007807 <br />Approval Period: December 1, 2014 — November 30, 2015 JAN 3 0 2015 <br />Contact Phone Number for Mr. Jared Dains: 303- 452 -6611 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br />Dear Mr. Dains, MINING AND SAFETY <br />We have reviewed your October 16, 2014 letter requesting the renewal of the substitute <br />water supply plan ( "SWSP ") in accordance with 37 -90- 137(11) C.R.S. for a sand and gravel pit <br />operated by Schmidt Construction Company ( "Schmidt" or "Applicant "). The most recent SWSP <br />approval letter was dated November 18, 2013. The mine is permitted with the Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining, and Safety under File No. M -82 -155. The required renewal fee of $257.00 <br />for the plan year has been paid under receipt number 3667007. <br />PLAN OPERATION <br />The Fountain Pit site is located in Section 13, Township 16 South, Range 66 West in El <br />Paso County. A small portion of the pit has been mined below the water table resulting in a ground <br />water pond of approximately 0.2 acres in size. The remainder of the site will be mined above the <br />water table, and the material will not be washed. According to your previous submission, the small <br />storage pond (0.5 acre) that was being supplied with water from an offsite source, [an existing <br />sump with well permit no. 59834 -F (WDID 1005198)] was replaced by a storage tank. Well permit <br />no. 59834 -F lies directly adjacent to Rock Creek approximately %4 quarter of a mile upstream of the <br />confluence of Rock Creek and Little Fountain Creek. A pipeline has been constructed to allow for <br />water to be pumped from the existing sump to the mine site. Water is pumped to the large storage <br />tank on site and this water is withdrawn from the tank throughout the year for dust control <br />purposes. Additionally, you proposed to divert water from the pump to the 0.2 acre groundwater <br />pond as a temporary detention basin to increase the efficiency of the dust control operations. <br />Depletions from pumping of water from the sump will accrue to Rock Creek. Consumptive use of <br />groundwater for the mining operation includes water used for dust control and evaporation from the <br />ground water pond (Permit No. 77721 -F). Replacement water will be provided by Fountain Mutual <br />Irrigation Company ( "FMIC ") shares owned by Schmidt. <br />Office of the State Engineer <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 - 866 -3581 • Fax: 303 - 866 -3589 <br />www.watenstate.co.us <br />