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<br />April 12, 2018  <br />  <br />Mr. Paul Bruss, P.E.  <br />Bishop-Brogden Associates, Inc.  <br />333 W. Hampden Ave., Ste. 1050  <br />Englewood, CO 80110  <br />Sent via email to: pbruss@bbawater.com   <br />  <br />Re:Pueblo East Pit  <br />DRMS File No. M-1986-015  <br />Secs. 34 & 35, Twp. 20S, Rng. 64W, 6th P.M.  <br />Water Division 2, Water District 14  <br />SWSP ID 408, WDID 1407801  <br />  <br />Plan Period: February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2020  <br />Contact Phone: (303) 806-8952  <br />  <br />Dear Mr. Bruss:  <br />  <br />We have reviewed your January 16,2018 letter requesting renewal of a substitute water               <br />supply plan (“SWSP”)in accordance with Section 37-90-137(11),C.R.S.,for a sand and gravel               <br />pit owned by Transit Mix of Pueblo (“Transit Mix”or “Applicant”).The mine is permitted                <br />with the Division of Reclamation,Mining,and Safety under File No.M-1986-015.The              <br />previously SWSP was approved March 24,2016 for the period February 1,2016 through               <br />January 31,2018.The required renewal fee of $257.00 has been received under receipt no.                <br />3684694.   <br />  <br />PLAN OPERATION  <br />  <br />The gravel operation is located east of Pueblo between Highway 50 and the Arkansas River.                <br />This pit did not exist,and no ground water was exposed,prior to January 1,1981.The                  <br />operation consists of several phases as shown in the attached Figure 1.Currently,mining in                <br />Phases 1 has been completed and Transit Mix is in the process of reclaiming the area by                  <br />backfilling the pit.Mining in Phase 2 has also been completed and has been lined with an                  <br />approved slurry wall per January 9,2012 correspondence from the Division 2 Assistant              <br />Engineer.Mining in Phase 7 began in December 2012,and Phase 7 is currently the main                 <br />active mining area.However,Transit Mix is currently backfilling portions of Phase 7 and               <br />mining is not actively occurring at this time.Transit Mix may resume mining activities in                <br />Phase 7 within the period of this SWSP.Consumptive use of ground water from the operation                 <br />includes evaporation from up to 37.0 acres of settling/discharge ponds and dewatering             <br />