2015-12-07_PERMIT FILE - M2014071

• Permit No: M2014071
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 12/7/2015
• Doc Name: Need for Mined Land Reclamation Board Permit
• From: Denver Water
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: MAC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Michael Cunningham
November 24, 2015
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12. Based on available data, the extraction excavation will not expose tributary groundwater.
13. The sole purpose of the borrow quarry is to create concrete aggregate for the onsite Gross Dam
Raise project. No compensation will be received by Denver Water in relationship to the
development of the borrow quarry.
14. The entire project, including the borrow quarry will be regulated through two federal actions,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) 404 permit process and the FERC License Amendment
process. The Corps' Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was released in April, 2014,
and details proposed practices and techniques to restore the site after completion of the
project. The practices and techniques presented as reclamation options include regrading,
revegetation, rock sculpting, and rock staining for exposed areas above the high water line. The
FERC License Amendment will also govern how the quarry area is reclaimed and restored.
a. The FEIS can be found at:
http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryProgram/Colorado/EISMoffat.aspx
b. The Draft FERC License Amendment can be found at:
http://www.denverwater.org/docs/assets/A35 EC2AA-DB3 B-34AB-
14E46EBA132C6324/draft ferc hydro license applicationl.pdf
15. As discussed, Denver Water is in the process of obtaining permits from the Corps and the FERC
for the proposed activities.
16. The City of Arvada is participating in the funding of this project. Denver Water is providing or
managing the planning, design, and construction of the project.
17. Post construction land use activities will change as the area will be inundated by the new
reservoir. The new land use activities will be authorized through the federal actions described in
item 14.
18. Equipment used to extract and process the borrow quarry material include hydraulic rock drills,
pneumatic rock drills, compressors, excavators, dozers, loaders, off highway haul trucks, water
trucks, primary crushers, secondary crushers, screens, washers, and conveyors.
Based on our understanding of the rules and regulations, our planned activities are exempt and do not
require a Mined Land Reclamation Permit based on the fact that all material extracted from the site will
be used onsite for the construction of the dam raise, no material will be exported from the site, and the
reservoir borrow quarry will be located within the new reservoir inundation area, thus requiring minimal
to no reclamation. Denver Water appreciates the Divisions willingness to discuss the project and
provide a determination as to our planned activities. Please contact me at 720-979-9579, or
[e-mail], with any questions or comments.
Sincere j,✓l .?'/
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Jeff a •.E.
G ss Reservoir Expansion - Project Manager
Denver Water Department