2016-12-16_PERMIT FILE - M2016080

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RECEIVED OLORADO • Division of Water Resources UCC I 2U16 Department of Naturat Resources DIVISION OF RECLAMATION 1313 Sherman Street, Room 821 MINING AND SAFETY Denver, CO 80203 response to Reclamation Permit Application Consideration DATE: December 15, 2016 TO: Michael A. Cunningham, P.E., Environmental Protection Specialist CC: Division 1 Office, District 23 Water Commissioner FROM: Sarah Brucker, P.EJ!6 RE: Trout Valley Ranch, File No. M-2016-080 Applicant/Operator: Brannon Sand and Gravel Company LLC Sections 2, 3, 10, and 11, Twp 10 South, Rng 77 West, 6th P.M., Park County CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL ® Exposure of ground water must not occur during or after mining operations. ® The proposed operation will consume water by: ® evaporation, ® dust control, ❑ reclamation, ❑ water removed in the mined product, ® crushing and screening, ® wash plant. ® Prior to the construction of a well to provide water for such uses, the applicant will need to obtain either a gravel pit or other type of well permit, as applicable. However, prior to obtaining a permit, an approved water supply plan or decreed plan for augmentation is required. ® Prior to approving a well permit, the applicant must conduct a field inspection of the site and document the locations of all wells within 600 feet of the permit area. The applicant must then obtain a waiver of objection from all well owners with wells within 600 feet of the permit area or request a hearing before the State Engineer. ® If surface water will be used at the site, the applicant will need to document that any such water was obtained from a legal source, or was diverted in priority under a water right decreed for such mining/industrial use. ® Any storm water runoff intercepted by this operation that is not diverted or captured in priority must infiltrate into the ground or be released to the stream system within 72 hours. Otherwise, the operator will be required to make replacements for evaporation. COMMENTS: The subject application is for a surface mining operation on 472.3 permitted acres located approximately 1 mile south of Fairplay, Colorado. The primary commodities to be mined at the site are sand and gravel. The site is proposed to be reclaimed to its current use of rangeland upon completion of this mining operation. AU mining under the current permit will take place above the water table. The depth to ground water at the site is estimated to be 25 feet below the ground surface. A 5-foot deep recirculation pond is proposed to be located onsite. Water consumed from the ponds through use in the processing plants or evaporation will be replaced by a well operating under an approved well permit with an augmentation or substitute water supply plan. 1313 Sherman Street, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303,866.3581 www.water.state.co,us o