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<br /> 4 Division Wager Resources
<br /> Department of Natural Resources
<br /> April 6, 2021
<br /> Joshua Oliver
<br /> Brannan Sand and Gravel Company, LLC
<br /> 2500 East Brannan Way
<br /> Denver, CO 80229
<br /> Re: Valley's Edge Resource Substitute Water Supply Plan (WDID 0202660)
<br /> DRMS File No. M-2016-030 (WDID 0210499)
<br /> SWSP Plan ID: 5868
<br /> Section 20, T1 N, R66W of the 6t" P.M., Weld County
<br /> Water Division 1, Water District 2
<br /> Approval Period: May 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021
<br /> Contact phone number for Mr. Joshua Oliver: 303-534-1231
<br /> Contact email address for Mr. Joshua Oliver:,ioliver@brannan1.com
<br /> Dear Joshua Oliver:
<br /> This letter is in response to your February 28, 2021 application requesting a substitute water
<br /> supply plan (SWSP) renewal for a sand and gravel pit operated by Brannon Sand and Gravel
<br /> (Brannon or Applicant) in accordance with section 37-90-137(11), C.R.S. The Applicant shall be
<br /> responsible for compliance with this SWSP, but the State Engineer's Office may also pursue the
<br /> landowner, for eventual compliance. The required fee of $257.00 for the SWSP has been paid
<br /> (receipt no. 10010011).
<br /> SWSP Operations
<br /> This SWSP seeks to replace depletions resulting from the Valley's Edge Resource Gravel Mine
<br /> (Figure 1, attached). The Valley's Edge Resource Gravel Mine is located in Section 20, Township 1
<br /> North, Range 66 West of the 6t" RM. The Applicant commenced mining of the site in June 2017.
<br /> The Applicant does not anticipate any further mining at this time.
<br /> The depletions that result from the mining operation include evaporation from exposed
<br /> groundwater and dust suppression. According to the DRMS permit, the life expectancy of the
<br /> Valley's Edge Resource Gravel Mine is less than 20 years. The proposed reclamation of the site is
<br /> an industrial development, which will require a complete backfill of the site. Depletions for this
<br /> site will be replaced using effluent water leased from the City of Aurora.
<br /> In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 (attached) from the Colorado Division of
<br /> Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ("DRMS"), all sand and gravel mining operators must comply with
<br /> the requirements of the Colorado Reclamation Act and the Mineral Rules and Regulations for the
<br /> protection of water resources. The April 30, 2010 letter from DRMS requires that you provide
<br /> information to DRMS to demonstrate you can replace long term injurious stream depletions that
<br /> result from mining related exposure of groundwater. The DRMS letter identifies four approaches to
<br /> satisfy this requirement.
<br /> In accordance with approach nos. 1 and 3, you have obtained a bond for $873,550 through the
<br /> DRMS for complete reclamation of the site which, according to your DRMS permit, will require a
<br /> complete backfill of the site.
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