2016-02-17_HYDROLOGY - M2006003 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: M2006003
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 2/17/2016
• Doc Name: Combined Substitute Water Supply Plan
• From: DWR
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: ECS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

c C�lo' DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
John W.Hickenlooper
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February 10, 2016 Governor
-- RECEIVED Mike King
Executive Director
Mr. Andy Rodriguez, P.E. Dick Wolfe,P.E.
Civil Resources, LLC FEB 17 2016 Director/State Engineer
323 Fifth Street
P.O. Box 680 DIVISION OF RECLAMATION
Frederick, CO 80530 MINING&SAFETY
Re: Bestway's Brighton Combined Substitute Water Supply Plan (WDID 0202587)
Parker-Dersham Pit, DRMS Permit No._M-2006-003(WDID 0203026)
Baseline Resource Pit, DRMS Permit No_M-1997-0"DID 0203017)
Section 36, T1 N, R67W, 61h P.M., Adams County
Water Division 1, Water District 2
Approval Period: January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016
Contact phone number for Mr. Andy Rodriguez: 303-833-1416
Dear Mr. Rodriguez:
This letter is in response to your letter dated September 28, 2015, requesting renewal of
the substitute water supply plan ("SWSP") to cover depletions caused by gravel mining
operations at two locations known as the Parker-Dersham Resource Pit (M2006-003) and the
Baseline Resource Pit (M1997-058). The required fee of $514.00 (2 x $257) has been submitted
(receipt nos. 3671810B and 3671810C). The original supply plan for Parker-Dersham Resource
was approved on July 31, 2008 and the original supply plan for Baseline Resource was approved
on May 21, 2001. The combined SWSP was most recently approved in a letter dated February
20, 2015.
Plan Operation
This combined plan seeks to replace depletions resulting from mining operations at the
Parker-Dersham Pit and the Baseline Pit. The depletions that result from mining operations
during this SWSP approval period are evaporation, concrete batching, and dust suppression.
The proposed replacement source is a water lease with the City of Aurora of fully consumable
water, and an onsite Laramie-Fox Hills non-tributary well (Permit no. 64750-F).
The eastern portion of the Baseline Pit is encompassed by an existing slurry wall, and
is known as Robert W. Walker Reservoir (WDID 0203358). The majority of the western portion
of the Baseline Pit and the southern portion of the Parker-Dersham Pit is encompassed by an
existing slurry wall, and is known as Kirby-Dersham Reservoir (WDID 0203386). These two
slurry walls were approved by the State Engineers Office on July 2, 2010 and December 16,
2011, respectively. Water shall not be impounded in the reservoirs except pursuant to lawful
diversions allowed by statute or decree. At all other times, all inflow of water into the
reservoirs from any source, including precipitation and ground water inflows, shall be
removed by the applicant. The water may be removed from within the lined area and
returned to the stream system through surface flow or ground water recharge without need
for replacement, so long as the operator does not put the water to beneficial use.
The Applicant holds through the Division of Mining Reclamation and Safety bonds in
the amounts of $974,000.00 for the Parker-Dersham Pit and $711,750.00 for the Baseline Pit
Office of the State Engineer
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