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,0 <br /> AVCOLORADO <br /> Division of Water Resources <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 821 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> k,'ftesponse to Financial Warranty Reduction Request Consideration <br /> DATE: June 17, 2016 <br /> TO: Michael A. Cunningham, Environmental Protection Specialist RECEIVE <br /> CC: Division 1 Office, District 3 Water Commissioner <br /> FROM: Sarah Brucker, P.E. (t5 -JUN 17 2016 <br /> RE: SerFer Pit, File No. M-2008-006b/ DIVISION OF RECI <br /> Applicant/Operator: Connell Resources, Inc. MINING AND SA! - <br /> Contact: 970-223-3151 <br /> Section 24, Twp 6 North, Rng 68 West, 6th P.M., Larimer County <br /> COMMENTS: The Applicant has submitted a request for financial warranty reduction for the SerFer Pit. The <br /> SerFer Pit consists of 45 permitted acres along the Cache la Poudre River near Windsor, Colorado. Mining at <br /> the SerFer Pit ended in 2014. Reclamation of the pit began in late 2014 and continued through 2015. A <br /> compacted clay liner was constructed around an approximately 20-acre portion of the site. The liner was <br /> approved by this office as having met the design standard in a letter dated June 8, 2015, and the lined portion <br /> of the site is now considered a lined reservoir. All lagged depletions due to past mining activities at the site <br /> were replaced under the SerFer Substitute Water Supply Plan valid through March 31, 2016, and no depletions <br /> associated with the SerFer Pit remain. As noted in the SWSP, a Well Abandonment Report (form no. GWS-09) <br /> should be submitted for gravel pit well permit no. 75825-F as the site no longer exposes ground water and is <br /> therefore no longer classified as a well. <br /> The Applicant has requested that the bond be reduced to cover the cost of re-seeding the pit in the vent the <br /> current seeding is insufficient. Based on the above, this office has no objection to the proposed request. <br /> The Applicant may contact the State Engineer's Office with any questions. <br /> a cot' <br /> o <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3581 F 303.866.3585 www.water.state.co.us i. <br />