2015-11-03_HYDROLOGY - M2000082

• Permit No: M2000082
• IBM Index Class Name: HYDROLOGY
• Doc Date: 11/3/2015
• Doc Name: Substitute Water Supply Plan
• From: DWR
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: PSH
• Email Name: WHE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Jared Dains, P.E.
Applegate Group, Inc.
1490 West 121st Avenue, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80234
October 29, 2015
Re: East 8th Street Substitute Water_Supply, Plan (WDID 0302562)
East 8th Street Pit, DRMS Permit No. M-2000-082 (WDID 0303016)
Section 4, T5N, R65W, 6th P.M.
Water Division 1, Water District 3, Weld County
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Dick Wolfe, P.E.
Director/State Engineer
RECEIVED
Approval Period: November 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016OV 0 3 2015
Contact phone number for Mr. Dains: 303-452-6611
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION
Dear Mr. Dains: MINING & SAFETY
We have received your letter dated September 24, 2015, requesting renewal of the above
referenced substitute water supply plan ("SWSP") in accordance with § 37-90-137(11), C.R.S. to cover
depletions caused by the East 8th Street Pit sand and gravel mining operation. The current permittee for
the East 8th Street Pit (M-2000-082) is Superior Oilfield Services Co., LTD and the current operator is
Laser Oilfield Service LLC ("Laser" or "Applicant"). This pit was previously included in the Aggregate
Industries Combined SWSP (WDID 0202565) but has been covered under a separate SWSP since November
1, 2012. The required fee of $257.00 for the renewal of this substitute supply plan has been submitted
(receipt no. 3671747).
SWSP Operation
The East 8th Street Pit (well permit no. 63551-F, WDID 0303016) is located just east of the City
of Greeley in the south half of Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., as shown
on the attached Figure 1. The west cell of the pit is currently being dewatered to allow the site to
be dry mined. It is anticipated that during this plan period mining and reclamation of the west cell
will be completed while dewatering and mining of the east cell will begin. Upon completion of
reclamation of the west cell, the dewatering pumps will be removed and the cell allowed to fill with
ground water. For the purposes of this SWSP, it is assumed that the west cell will cease being
dewatered in August 2016 and the east cell will begin being dewatered concurrently or shortly
thereafter. Depletions at the East 8th Street Pit during this plan period will consist of evaporation
from exposed surface area, water removed in the mined product, water used for dust control
purposes, and the "first fill" of the west cell. The City of Greeley is the owner of the land on which
the East 8th Street Pit is located. Greeley will provide replacement water from their waste water
treatment plant pursuant to the mining lease agreement between the Applicant and Greeley. The
final reclamation plan for the pit is to create a lined storage reservoir for the City of Greeley.
Depletions
The current exposed surface area at this site is approximately one (1) acre, consisting of the
settling ponds and dewatering trenches within the site. After cessation of dewatering the west cell
in August 2016, the exposed surface area is anticipated to increase by 14 acres over the three month
period of August, September, and October 2016 for a total exposed surface area of 15 acres by the
Office of the State Engineer
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