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<br />Office of the State Engineer
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 821
<br />www.
<br />August 8, 2017
<br />
<br />Mr. Wayne Brantley
<br />Pioneer Sand Company, Inc.
<br />5000 Northpark Drive
<br />Colorado Springs, CO 80918
<br />
<br />Re: Heit Pit Substitute Water Supply Plan (WDID 0202598)
<br /> Heit Sand and Gravel Mine, DRMS Permit No. M
<br /> Section 13, T2N, R67W, 6th
<br /> Water Division 1, Water District 2, Weld County
<br /> SWSP ID: 4536
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<br /> Approval Period: September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018
<br /> Contact phone number for Mr. Brantley: (
<br /> Contact Email address for Mr. Brantley:
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<br />Dear Mr. Brantley:
<br />We have received the letter dated August 18
<br />16, 2017 requesting the renewal of the above referenced substitute water supply plan (“SWSP”) to
<br />cover depletions caused by an existing gravel mining
<br />accordance with § 37-90-137(11), C.R.S.
<br />received (receipt no. 3676018). This SWSP has been most recently approved on September 22, 2015
<br />for the period of September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. An SWSP approval for the period of
<br />September 1, 2015 through August 31
<br />with the City of Broomfield for that period was not provided.
<br />Plan Operation
<br />The Heit Sand and Gravel Mine perimeter
<br />Engineer’s Lining Criteria, and was approved by the Division Office on June 24, 2009. In accordance
<br />with paragraph 21 of the General Guidelines for Substitute Water Supply Plans for Sand and Gravel
<br />Pits, the applicant is required to provide replacement for all native ground water remaining within
<br />the lined area that is put to beneficial use except for the water removed with the mined product.
<br />The water may be removed from within the lined area and
<br />surface flow or ground water recharge without need for replacement, so long as the operator does
<br />not put the water to beneficial use. Replacement shall be made for native ground water that is
<br />lost to evaporation. For purposes of this SWSP, it is assumed that all water within the lined area is
<br />trapped native ground water. Therefore, this plan will account for depletions resulting from
<br />evaporation of exposed water within the lined area. Operational depletions at the si
<br />of water used for dust control and for washing of the mined aggregate using an onsite production
<br />well. All water used from the production well must be replaced in time, place and amount
<br />including water used for washing of mined product.
<br />John W. Hickenlooper
<br />Governor
<br />
<br />Robert Randall
<br />Executive Director
<br />
<br />Kevin
<br />Director/State Engineer
<br />
<br />Office of the State Engineer
<br />, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3581
<br />www.water.state.co.us
<br />Substitute Water Supply Plan (WDID 0202598)
<br />Heit Sand and Gravel Mine, DRMS Permit No. M-2003-016 (WDID 0203038)
<br />th P.M.
<br />Water District 2, Weld County
<br />September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018
<br />Contact phone number for Mr. Brantley: (303) 597-0270
<br />Contact Email address for Mr. Brantley: wayne@pioneersand.com
<br />August 18, 2016 and the additional information received on March
<br />requesting the renewal of the above referenced substitute water supply plan (“SWSP”) to
<br />cover depletions caused by an existing gravel mining operation at the Heit Sand and Gravel Mine in
<br />137(11), C.R.S. The required fee of $257 for this SWSP renewal has been
<br />3676018). This SWSP has been most recently approved on September 22, 2015
<br />for the period of September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. An SWSP approval for the period of
<br />September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016 was not granted because a copy of the extended lease
<br />with the City of Broomfield for that period was not provided.
<br />Sand and Gravel Mine perimeter was lined with a slurry wall in accordance with the State
<br />Engineer’s Lining Criteria, and was approved by the Division Office on June 24, 2009. In accordance
<br />General Guidelines for Substitute Water Supply Plans for Sand and Gravel
<br />, the applicant is required to provide replacement for all native ground water remaining within
<br />the lined area that is put to beneficial use except for the water removed with the mined product.
<br />The water may be removed from within the lined area and returned to the stream system through
<br />surface flow or ground water recharge without need for replacement, so long as the operator does
<br />not put the water to beneficial use. Replacement shall be made for native ground water that is
<br />purposes of this SWSP, it is assumed that all water within the lined area is
<br />trapped native ground water. Therefore, this plan will account for depletions resulting from
<br />evaporation of exposed water within the lined area. Operational depletions at the si
<br />of water used for dust control and for washing of the mined aggregate using an onsite production
<br />well. All water used from the production well must be replaced in time, place and amount
<br />including water used for washing of mined product. Total depletions for the Heit
<br />John W. Hickenlooper
<br />Governor
<br />Robert Randall
<br />Executive Director
<br />Kevin G. Rein, P.E.
<br />Director/State Engineer
<br />016 (WDID 0203038)
<br />and the additional information received on March
<br />requesting the renewal of the above referenced substitute water supply plan (“SWSP”) to
<br />at the Heit Sand and Gravel Mine in
<br />this SWSP renewal has been
<br />3676018). This SWSP has been most recently approved on September 22, 2015
<br />for the period of September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. An SWSP approval for the period of
<br />, 2016 was not granted because a copy of the extended lease
<br />was lined with a slurry wall in accordance with the State
<br />Engineer’s Lining Criteria, and was approved by the Division Office on June 24, 2009. In accordance
<br />General Guidelines for Substitute Water Supply Plans for Sand and Gravel
<br />, the applicant is required to provide replacement for all native ground water remaining within
<br />the lined area that is put to beneficial use except for the water removed with the mined product.
<br />returned to the stream system through
<br />surface flow or ground water recharge without need for replacement, so long as the operator does
<br />not put the water to beneficial use. Replacement shall be made for native ground water that is
<br />purposes of this SWSP, it is assumed that all water within the lined area is
<br />trapped native ground water. Therefore, this plan will account for depletions resulting from
<br />evaporation of exposed water within the lined area. Operational depletions at the site will consist
<br />of water used for dust control and for washing of the mined aggregate using an onsite production
<br />well. All water used from the production well must be replaced in time, place and amount
<br />otal depletions for the Heit Sand and Gravel
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