2015-11-25_HYDROLOGY - M2008080

• Permit No: M2008080
• IBM Index Class Name: HYDROLOGY
• Doc Date: 11/25/2015
• Doc Name Note: May 19, 2015 through March 31, 2016
• Doc Name: Substitute Water Supply Plan Amendment - May 19, 2015 through March 31, 2016
• From: DNR Water Resources
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: PSH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Paul Weiss, P.E. Page 3
Journey Ventures Pit Amendment October 16, 2015
The source of replacement for the additional evaporation depletions is provided using fully
consumable water leased from the City of Greeley ("Greeley"). A copy of the lease agreement with
Greeley for 12.0 acre-feet for the period of April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016 of fully consumable
effluent from Greeley's wastewater treatment plant was provided to this office with the original
SWSP request. As mentioned in the original SWSP approval the leased water includes a transit loss of
0.17 acre-feet based on 0.25 percent per mile for six miles from the Greeley's WWTP to the Journey
Venture Pit. The point of delivery for the Greeley lease replacement water remains the same as the
Greeley Wastewater Treatment Plant ("WWTP") outfall. Other points as identified in the original
SWSP may be used for delivery of the replacement water.
Conditions of Approval
I hereby approve the proposed amended substitute water supply plan in accordance with
C.R.S. 5 37-90-137(11), subject to the following conditions:
1. All conditions listed in the original SWSP approved for the Journey Venture Pit on May 19, 2015
remain in effect except as modified herein. A copy of the original approval is attached for your
reference. This amendment does not alter the approval period of this plan, which is May 19, 2015
through March 31, 2016 unless otherwise revoked or modified. If this plan will not be made
absolute by a water court action by the plan's expiration date, a renewal request must be
submitted to this office with the statutory fee (currently $257) no later than February 15, 2016.
2. Well permit NO. 79057-F was issued for the Journey Pit in accordance with S 37-90-137(2) and
(11), C.R.S. the original SWSP and this permit remains valid.
3. The total surface area of the groundwater exposed at the Journey Ventures site must not exceed
0.36 acres, which results in a maximum evaporative annual loss of 0.58 acre-feet.
4. Approval of this amended SWSP is for the purposes as stated herein. This office must first approve
any additional uses for the water. Any future additional historical consumptive use credit given
(e.g., agricultural water transfer) for this site must consider all previous credits given.
5. Adequate accounting of depletions and replacements must be provided to the division engineer in
Greeley ([e-mail]) and the water commissioners (Evan Snyder at
[e-mail] and Mark Simpson at [e-mail]) on a monthly basis.
All amounts shall be in acre-feet. All submitted accounting must conform to the Administration
Protocol "Augmentation Plan Accounting - Division One, South Platte River" (attached).
In addition, the Applicant shall verify that the entity making replacements has included the
Applicant on their accounting and submitted their accounting to the division office and the water
commissioner; for this SWSP, that entity is the City of Greeley.
6. In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 (copy attached) from the Colorado Division
of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ("DRMS"), all sand and gravel mining operators must
comply with the requirements of the Colorado Reclamation Act and the Mineral Rules and
Regulations for the protection of water resources. The April 30, 2010 letter from DRMS
requires that you provide information to DBMS to demonstrate you can replace long term
injurious stream depletions that result from mining related exposure of ground water. The
DRMS letter identifies four approaches to satisfy this requirement.