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S <br /> qp- <br /> AWES, LLC <br /> Fort Collins, Colorado, US,. <br /> October 27, 2015 <br /> Varra Companies <br /> 8120 Gage Street <br /> Frederick, Colorado 80516 <br /> Attn: Mr. Garrett Varra <br /> RE: Well & Pond Inspection <br /> Mayer Family Farms, LLC <br /> Weld County, Colorado <br /> AWES No. 1520-Varra-07 <br /> Dear Mr.Varra: <br /> This letter documents my inspection of an irrigation well and holding pond currently owned by <br /> Mayer Family Farms, LLC (Mayer) near Platteville, CO. The purpose of the inspection was to <br /> document the construction details of the well and pond in order to respond to concerns presented <br /> by Mayer in a letter dated September 24, 2015, addressed to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety (DRMS).The well and pond are located just to the east of the northeast extent of <br /> your proposed Pit 122 gravel mine. The well inspection was conducted on October 7, 2015. <br /> Personnel present during the inspection were Mr. Garrett Varra, Mr. Chris Varra, me and Mr. Rtichie <br /> Pyeatt of Mayer Farms. The site location is depicted on Figure 1. The locations of the well and pond <br /> with respect to the proposed Varra mining operations are depicted on Figure 2. The inspection was <br /> performed under the authorization of Varra Companies, Inc., (Varra). <br /> The concerns presented by Mr. Pyeatt were that the well and pond will be within the dewatering <br /> cone of depression created by mining operations and the lowering of the water table would <br /> diminish or eliminate the ability of the well and pond to provide irrigation water. The pond is <br /> roughly 220 feet in length with an average width of about 145 feet and is fed by the Lupton <br /> Meadows Ditch. The pond depth is 8 feet as stated by Mr. Pyeatt. Records available from the <br /> Colorado Division of Water Resources (CDWR) document the construction details of the irrigation <br /> well and are as follows: <br /> 1. Plain casing: 16 inch diameter, steel, completed 2.5 feet above grade to 33 feet <br /> below ground surface (bgs); <br /> 2. Perforated casing: 16 inch diameter, steel, completed from 33 to 53 feet bgs; <br /> 3. Depth to water measured at time of well test(1989): 19.5 feet bgs; <br /> 4. Depth to well intake: 52 feet bgs; and <br /> Aw 4809 Four Star Court, Fort Collins, CO 80524 970-590-3807 <br />