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Stephen Buechner, Applegate Group Page 5 <br /> December 10, 2015 <br /> 9. The Applicant shall provide daily accounting (including, but not limited to diversions, <br /> depletions, replacement sources, and river calls) on a monthly basis. The accounting must <br /> be emailed to the Division Engineer (augmentation.coordinator@state.co.us) and the Water <br /> Commissioner (Joshua.Kasper@state.co.us) with the subject line "Parkdale Project Gravel Pit <br /> SWSP". Said accounting must be received by the 101"of the month following the month <br /> being reported. The name, mailing address, and phone number of the contact person who is <br /> responsible for operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on the accounting <br /> forms. <br /> 10. Approval of this SWSP does not relieve the Applicant and/or the landowner of the <br /> requirement to obtain a Water Court decree approving a permanent plan for augmentation <br /> or mitigation to ensure the permanent replacement of all depletions, including long-term <br /> evaporation losses and lagged depletions after gravel mining operations have ceased. if <br /> reclamation of the mine site will produce a permanent water surface exposing groundwater <br /> to evaporation, an application for a plan for augmentation must be filed with the Division 2 <br /> Water Court at least three (3) years prior to the completion of mining, to include, but not be <br /> Limited to, long-term evaporation losses and lagged depletions. If a lined pond results after <br /> reclamation, replacement of lagged depletions from mining and dewatering shall continue <br /> until there is no longer an effect on stream flow. <br /> 11. Dewatering at this site will produce delayed depletions to the stream system. As long as the <br /> pit is continuously dewatered, the water returned to the stream system should be adequate <br /> to offset the depletions. However, once dewatering at the site ceases the delayed depletions <br /> must be addressed. At least three years prior to completion of dewatering at the Parkdale <br /> Pit a plan must be submitted that specifies how the post pumping dewatering <br /> depletions(including refilling of the pit) will be replaced, in time, place and amount. <br /> 12.in accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 (copy attached) from the Colorado <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ("DRMS"), all sand and gravel mining <br /> operators must comply with the requirements of the Colorado Reclamation Act and the <br /> Mineral Rules and Regulations for the protection of water resources. The April 30, 2010 <br /> letter from DBMS requires that you provide information to DRMS to demonstrate you can <br /> replace long term injurious stream depletions that result from mining related exposure of <br /> ground water. <br /> In accordance with approach nos. 1 and 3, you have indicated that a bond has been <br /> obtained for $1,174,724 through DBMS to assure that depletions from groundwater <br /> evaporation do not occur in the unforeseen event, or events that would lead to the <br /> abandonment of the Pit. In addition, Front Range Aggregates owns and has dedicated five <br /> shares of Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company to cover these potential long term <br /> depletions. Front Range Aggregates must continue to commit those shares to this plan <br /> until such time as the State Engineer authorizes the release of this commitment. <br /> 13. This SWSP may be revoked or modified at any time should it be determined that injury to <br />