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akCOLORADO <br /> d ice Division of Water Resources <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> June 18, 2024 <br /> Jared Dains, P.E. <br /> Applegate Group, Inc. <br /> 1490 West 121s'Avenue, Suite 100 <br /> Denver, CO 80234 <br /> Re: Holcim South Platte Combined Substitute Water Supply Plan (WDID 0202565) <br /> Plan IN 3614, 4773, 3624, 4772, 4616, 3437, 3376, 3650, 3668, 5475, 5829, and 6243 <br /> Water Division 1, Water Districts 2, 3, 5 and 6, Weld, Boulder, and Adams Counties <br /> Approval Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 <br /> Contact information for Mr. Dains: 303-452-6611; iareddains@applegategroup.corn <br /> Dear Mr. Dains: <br /> We have reviewed your letter dated December 27, 2023, requesting renewal of a substitute <br /> water supply plan ("SWSP") in accordance with section 37-90-137(11), C.R.S., to cover depletions <br /> caused by gravel mining operations at multiple mine sites operated by Holcim - WCR, Inc. ("Holcim" <br /> or "Applicant", formerly known as Aggregate Industries - WCR, Inc.) along the South Platte River <br /> mainstem, Lower Poudre River (Timnath Reservoir inlet to the confluence with the South Platte <br /> River) and St. Vrain River. This plan proposes to replace depletions resulting from current and past <br /> mining at twelve (12) sites specified in Table A below. The required filing fee of $3,084 (12 sites x <br /> $257/site renewal fee) has been received (receipt nos. 10033476-10033487). <br /> Table A - Pit Overview <br /> Stream DRMS Current Well New Permit Exposed Surface <br /> Site Name Reach Permit No. WDID permit No. Required Area (acres) <br /> Jeronimus Pit South Platte M-1999-034a 0203029 63281-F No 4.51 <br /> Hazeltine Pit South Platte M-2004-031 0203030 63224-F No 0 <br /> Brighton Pit South Platte M-1977-436 0203031 56993-F No 1.0 <br /> Tucson South Pit South Platte M-2004-044 0203032 81342-F No 3.0 <br /> Wattenberg Pit South Platte M-2004-051 0203034 78627-F No 37.0 <br /> Platte Valley Pit South Platte M-1989-120 0203035 78626-F No 56.0 <br /> DPG Pit South Platte M-2019-028 0307924 85654-F No 16.0 <br /> Distel Pit St. Wain M-1989-029 0503000 67433-F Et No N/A` <br /> 76960-F <br /> Tull Pit St. Wain M-1994-027 0603001 74831-F No 4.0 <br /> Irwin-Thomas Pit St. Wain M-2016-054 0505626 88168-F No 1.0 <br /> W.W. Farms Pit Lower Poudre M-1999-098 0303014 76207-F No 64.0 <br /> F-Street Pit Lower Poudre M-1992-069 0303015 67989-F No 37.2 <br /> 'The Jeronimus Pit was added to the M-1999-034 permit (historically referred to as the "Fulton Lakes Pit")via an <br /> amendment approved by the DRMS on July 8, 2003. The Applicant had completed mining at the Fulton Lakes Pit and <br /> reclamation of the site and ownership was transferred to the City of Thornton. The only consumptive use of water under <br /> DRMS permit no. M-1999-034 is associated with the Jeronimus Pit. <br /> 65.6 acres exposed after December 31, 1980 and 14.7 acres exposed prior to January 1, 1981. <br /> The City of Longmont has assumed the augmentation responsibilities for lagged and future depletions from evaporation <br /> and consumptive use by wetlands vegetation at this site under their plan for augmentation decreed in case no. 09CW271. <br /> OF'cOL <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3581 httos://dwr.colorado.sov I �� �\o <br /> Jared S. Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Jason T. Ullmann, State Engineer/Director <br /> F1876 <br />