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soCOLORADO <br /> Division of Water Resources <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> August 3, 2021 <br /> Mr. Paul Bruss, P.E. <br /> BBA Water Consultants, Inc. <br /> 333 West Hampden Avenue, Suite 1050 <br /> Englewood, CO 80110 <br /> RE: Deep Cut LLC Substitute Water Supply Plan <br /> DRMS Permit No. M-17-032 <br /> Section 21, Township 23S, Range 56W, Sixth P.M. <br /> Water Division 2, Water District 17 <br /> SWSP ID 5992, WDID 1707867 <br /> Approval Period: August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022 <br /> Contact information: 303-866-8952; pbEur s�ater cram <br /> Dear Mr. Bruss: <br /> We have received your June 1, 2021 letter requesting a substitute water supply plan ("SWSP") <br /> in accordance with Section 37-90-137(11), C.R.S., for a sand and gravel pit, the 22 West Pit, <br /> owned by Deep Cut, LLC ("Deep Cut" or "Applicant"). The mine is permitted with the Division <br /> of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ("DRMS") under Permit No. M-2017-032. The required $257 <br /> fee has been paid and given receipt no. 10012658. <br /> SWSP OPERATION <br /> The Rocky Ford East Pit was previously operated by Valco, Inc. ("Valco") under a combined <br /> SWSP plan, together with the Lamar East Pit and the Canon City East Pit. Valco previously <br /> conveyed the Lamar East Pit to the City of Lamar, and separated the Rocky Ford East Pit from <br /> the combined plan due to changes in the water supply. <br /> Valco has sold the 22 West Parcel (the portion of the property west of County Road 22) to <br /> Deep Cut, LLC. Valco has also transferred two shares of the Rocky Ford Ditch to Deep Cut. <br /> Valco has retained a portion of the Rocky Ford East Pit (that portion of the property east of <br /> County Road 22) and will continue replacing evaporative depletions on that portion of the <br /> property under SWSP ID 0115. <br /> Deep Cut has obtained a separate DRMS permit (M-2017-032) and plans to continue mining in <br /> the northern portion of the 22 West Parcel. The southern portion of the 22 West Parcel was <br /> released from the Rocky Ford East Pit DRMS permit no. M-1977-560 pursuant to a June 2, 2016 <br /> letter from DRMS, which included 17.4 acres of ground water that was exposed prior to 1981. <br /> The remaining pond area in the northern portion of the 22 West Parcel (aka the 22 West Pit) is <br /> 9.8 acres and this groundwater was all exposed after 1980. Deep Cut is assuming <br /> responsibility for the remaining augmentation obligations associated with the 22 West Pit. <br /> These obligations include depletions resulting from water removed with the mined material, <br /> dust control, and evaporation from the post-1980 portion of Ponds 1 and 2 (see Figure 1). The <br /> ° <br /> 10 u ma „.,tru r w Room 82 80103 1P M P.866 35&1 des aVl+ rad�) gcq <br /> u� ��,uF�•xd a 6hm� d ok°"V`I VAC ��,: ��1� �Qe� o�",a.M+T.1W�" PIP ,W,N°'hm � NrG�@ ,�, � YVIo ,aP �t 0" rollhS°" 'G 01�°4d:; r <br />