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COLORADO <br />i Division of Water Resources <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 821 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />/MAY 0 4 2015 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, <br />T� ' MINING AND SAFETY <br />Response,to Reclamation Permit Amendment Application Consideration <br />DATE: April 30, 2015 <br />TO: Michael A. Cunningham, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />CC: Division 1 Office, District 23 Water Commissioner <br />FROM: Sarah Brucker, P.E. <br />RE: Sullivan Aggregate Pit, File No. M -2015 =017 <br />Applicant/ Operator: JRS Mining, LLC <br />Contact: Todd Sullivan, (863) 660 -0763 <br />Section 32, Twp 9 South, Rng 77 West, 6th P.M., Park County <br />CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL <br />® The proposed operation does not anticipate exposing groundwater. Therefore, exposure of ground <br />water must not occur during or after mining operations. <br />❑ The proposed operation will consume ground water by: ❑ evaporation, ❑ dust control, ❑ <br />reclamation, ❑ water removed in the mined product, ❑ processing, ❑ other: <br />® The proposed operation will consume surface water by: ® evaporation, ® dust control, ❑ <br />reclamation, ® processing, ® other: gravel sales. The use of the surface water must be in <br />accordance with all terms and conditions of its decree. <br />COMMENTS: The subject application is for a surface mining operation on approximately 45.08 permitted acres <br />just northwest of Fairplay, Colorado. The primary commodity to be mined at the site is placer gold, with <br />secondary mining of rock, sand, and gravel. The site is proposed to be reclaimed to its current use of wildlife <br />habitat upon completion of this mining operation. <br />Mining activities at the site are not anticipated to expose ground water. If ground water is encountered, the <br />area will be immediately backfilled to a minimum of 2 feet above the ground water exposure. <br />Water for processing, dust control, materials handling, and all other consumptive uses at the site will come <br />from the gravity takeoff on the Platte City Placer Ditch located in the NEt/4 of the NE' /4 of Section 32. The <br />Applicant provided a breakdown of the estimated consumptive use at the site as follows: <br />Type of Use <br />Surface Area <br />(square feet) <br />Consumptive Use <br />(acre- feet /year) <br />Settling Pond Exposure <br />1,500 <br />0.052 <br />Holding Pond Exposure <br />3,200 <br />0.111 <br />Surge Pond Exposure <br />760 <br />0.024 <br />Gravel Sales (50,000 tons /year) <br />- - - - -- <br />1.47 <br />Road Watering <br />- - - - -- <br />1.7 <br />Sluice and Screen Operation <br />- - - - -- <br />0.34 <br />Total <br />5,460 <br />3.697 <br />or C oro <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3581 F 303.866.3585 www.water.state.co.us <br />