2015-11-18_PERMIT FILE - M2015033

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Acknowledged. Proof of placement with the Weld County Clerk to the Board of this correspondence is provided with this submittal. 1. EXHIBIT G-Water Information(Rule 6.4.7): Please submit the appropriate permits and well completion records for all piezometers and commit to providing all water level data as part of the annual report submitted to DRMS. A water level monitoring plan detailing proposed monitoring activities and possible corrective actions to be implemented if adverse impacts are documented will also be required. Please also provide documentation to verify that well agreements have been pursued with all water well owners within 600 feet of the permit boundary as required by the SEO office. Correspondence from AWES of 6 November 2015 pertaining to the placement, drilling, and permitting of piezometers is included with this correspondence, as attached. The correspondence with also address on-going water level monitoring, including details pertaining to the water level monitoring plan detailing proposed monitoring activities and proposed corrective actions should adverse impacts become evident. Well agreements will be pursued with the application to the Colorado Office of the State Engineer at the time application is made for a Substitute Water Supply Plan(SWSP). No ground waters will be exposed prior to the issuance of the SWSP. The final OSE approval will be provided to the OMLR as a condition of this permit. 2. EXHIBIT H - Wildlife Information (Rule 6.4.8): The e-mail issued by the US Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service serving as an ESA Clearance Letter(included in Exhibit H of the application)expired on September 18,2013. Please provide a new valid clearance letter,or proof of extension of the previous granted clearance. The applicant will provide a current clearance letter from the USFWS to the OMLR prior to the onset of extraction at this location,and as a condition of the permit. 3. EXHIBIT L - Reclamation Costs (Rule 6.4.12): DRMS has reviewed the reclamation estimate provided and will set the required bond amount at $118,575. Please be aware that exceeding the parameters specified in the provided estimate(greater than 1600 linear feet of un-reclaimed pit wall for example)without submittal and approval of an appropriate revision will be construed as failure to follow the approved mining and reclamation plan and could result in enforcement action(s). Acknowledged. Status of extraction and reclamation will be updated in the required OMLR Annual Reports. 4. EXHIBIT S - Permanent Man-Made Structures (Rule 6.4.19): DRMS has reviewed the geotechnical stability analysis provided with the application, however, DRMS cannot waive the requirement for the applicant (Varra Companies) to provide damage waiver agreements to all structure owners within 200 feet of the affected area prior to approval of the permit. Please submit proof that the requirement of Exhibit S to obtain a notarized agreement between all structure owners listed in Exhibit C and the applicant was pursued. Proofs of Publication, Notification, Notarized agreements, and/or attempts to obtain agreement/accommodation with adjacent/on-site owners of structures,easements,and right-of-ways Varra Companies, Inc. OMLR 112 Permit Application M2015-033 2 Parcel 122—Resource Development Project Correspondence of 18 November 2015