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��Raindy III,,,,,,,,l Ind III' <br /> May D <br /> 2020 of 5 <br /> surface exposing groundwater to evaporation, an application for a plan for <br /> augmentation must be filed with the Division 2 Water Court at least three (3) years prior <br /> to the completion of mining to include, but not be limited to, long-term evaporation <br /> losses. If a lined pond results after reclamation, replacement of lagged depletions shall <br /> continue until there is no longer an effect on stream flow. Granting of this SWSP does <br /> not imply approval by this office of any such court application(s). <br /> 14. In accordance with amendments to 525-8-202(7), C.R.S., and Senate Bill 89-181 Rules <br /> and Regulations adopted on February 4, 1992, the State Engineer shall determine <br /> whether the substitute supply is of a quality to meet the requirements of use to senior <br /> appropriators. As such, water quality data or analysis may be requested at any time to <br /> determine if the water quality is appropriate for downstream water users. <br /> 15. The decision of the State Engineer shall have no precedential or evidentiary force, shall <br /> not create any presumptions, shift the burden of proof, or serve as a defense in any <br /> pending water court case or any other legal action that may be initiated concerning this <br /> SWSP. This decision shall not bind the State Engineer to act in a similar manner in any <br /> other applications involving other SWSPs, or in any proposed renewal of this SWSP, and <br /> shall not imply concurrence with any findings of fact or conclusions of law contained <br /> herein, or with the engineering methodologies used by the Applicant. <br /> Please contact Kate Fuller in Denver at (303) 866-3581 or Joseph Regur in our Division 2 office in <br /> Pueblo at (719) 542-3368, if you have any questions concerning this approval. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Oeoor <br /> Jeff Deatherage, P.E. <br /> Chief of Water Supply <br /> Attachments: Tables 1-3, LAWMA Agreement <br /> cc: Div 2 SWSP Review Team <br /> Lonnie Spady, East Regional Team Lead <br /> Brandy Cole, Water Commissioner District 67 <br /> Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety <br /> John B. Draper, Montgomery Et Andrews <br /> Dale E. Book, Spronk Water Engineers <br /> Kevin Salter, Kansas Division of Water Resources <br /> JD/kff: West Farm Pit SWSP 2020-21 docx <br />