2019-12-18_HYDROLOGY - M1998013

• Permit No: M1998013
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 12/18/2019
• Doc Name: Substitute Water Supply Plan
• From: DWR
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: ECS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Shores Substitute Water Supply Plan
December 18, 2019
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must first be approved by this office.
8. All diversions including releases back to the river shall be measured in a manner
acceptable to the water commissioner or division engineer. The Applicant shall install and
maintain such measuring devices as required by the water commissioner or division
engineer for operation of this SWSP.
9. All releases of replacement water must be sufficient to cover all out of priority depletions
and be made under the direction and/or approval of the water commissioner. The
replacement may be aggregated to maximize beneficial use. The water commissioner
and/or division engineer shall determine the rate and timing of an aggregated release.
10. Nothing in this SWSP shall be construed to create or enlarge any right of the Applicant to
utilize land or structures owned by parties other than the Applicant for any purpose. The
Applicant may use existing water diversion, carriage, storage, and discharge structures
described in this SWSP only if, and to the extent that, the Applicant has acquired the right
to use such structure(s) from the appropriate entities and has provided a copy of the
carriage or use agreement to the division engineer and water commissioner.
11. The name, mailing address, and phone number of the contact person who will be
responsible for operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on the accounting
forms to the division engineer and water commissioner.
12. Adequate accounting of depletions and replacements must be provided to the division
engineer in Greeley ([e-mail]) and the water commissioner (Shera
Sumerford at She ra.SumerfordCstate.co.us) on a monthly basis. The accounting form
provided with your application is subject to modification and approval by the division
engineer. All submitted accounting shall conform to the Administration Protocol
"Augmentation Plan Accounting, Division One - South Platte River" (attached).
In addition, the applicant shall verify that the entities making replacement are identifying
this use on their accounting submitted to our office. For the period of this plan, that
entity is the CCWCD (WDID 0503900 - Shores Reservoir Facility).
13. The approval of this substitute water supply plan does not relieve the Applicant and/or the
landowner of the requirement to obtain a Water Court decree approving a permanent plan
for augmentation or mitigation to ensure the permanent replacement of all depletions,
including long-term evaporation losses and lagged depletions after gravel mining
operations have ceased. If reclamation of the mine site will produce a permanent water
surface exposing groundwater to evaporation, an application for a plan for augmentation
must be filed with the Division 1 Water Court at least three (3) years prior to the
completion of mining, to include, but not be limited to, long-term evaporation losses and
lagged depletions. If a lined pond results after reclamation, replacement of lagged
depletions from mining and dewatering shall continue until there is no longer an effect on
stream flow.
14. To assure that depletions from groundwater evaporation do not occur in the unforeseen
event, or events, that would lead to the abandonment of the pit, a bond for $888,677.00
through DRMS for reclamation of the pit has been obtained. Therefore, in case of
abandonment the bond can finance the completion of the lining of the pit or the
backfilling, thus preventing depletions to the stream system.
15. The State Engineer may revoke this SWSP or add additional restrictions to its operation
if at any time the State Engineer determines that injury to other vested water rights has
occurred or will occur as a result of the operation of this SWSP. Should this substitute