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soCOLORADO <br /> Division of Water Resources <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> July 24, 2024 <br /> Paul Weiss, P.E. <br /> Williams Et Weiss Consulting, LLC <br /> 5255 Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Suite 220 <br /> Johnstown, CO 80534 <br /> Re: Journey Ventures Pit, Substitute Water Supply Plan (WDID 0102541) <br /> DRMS File No. M-2008-080 (WDID 0110849) <br /> Section 7, T5N, R64W of the 6t' P.M. <br /> Water Division 1, Water Districts 1 and 3, Weld County <br /> All Plans ID: 5579 <br /> Approval Period: April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025 <br /> Contact Information for Mr. Paul Weiss: 970-221-5159; pswwater@msn.com <br /> Dear Mr. Weiss: <br /> This letter is in response to yourapplication received January 31, 2024 and the additional information from <br /> April 2, 2024, requesting a substitute water supply plan ("SWSP") for a sand and gravel pit operated by J-2 <br /> Contracting Company ("J-2" or "Applicant") in accordance with 5 37-90-137(11), C.R.S. The required fee <br /> of $257.00 for the renewal of this substitute supply plan has been submitted (receipt no. 10034027). The <br /> original supply plan was approved on May 19, 2015 and was most recently renewed on May 18, 2023 for <br /> operations through March 31, 2024. The Applicant shall be responsible for compliance with this SWSP, but <br /> the State Engineer's Office may also pursue the landowner for eventual compliance. <br /> SWSP Operations <br /> This SWSP submittal addresses the projected lagged depletions from past mining operations and depletions <br /> from expected dust suppression at the Journey Ventures Pit from April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025. The <br /> Journey Ventures Pit is located in the E '/2 of Section 7, Township 5 North, Range 64 West of the 61h P.M. <br /> The sand and gravel operation is south of the South Platte River near the town of Kersey as shown on the <br /> attached Map 1. Gravel mining activity at the site concluded in September of 2021. <br /> A slurry wall was constructed around the mining area in the winter of 2015-2016, however the slurry wall <br /> initially did not perform as expected. Repairs were completed in the fall of 2018 and the slurry wall liner <br /> was provisionally approved on December 7, 2018 by the State Engineers Office. Upon completion of mining <br /> the final slurry wall liner approval was granted by the State Engineer's Office by letter dated November29, <br /> 2021. During this plan period captured precipitation will be pumped from the lined reservoir for dust <br /> control purposes. The capture precipitation will be replaced under this plan. <br /> The proposed source of replacement water for this site will be leased fully consumable water from the <br /> Central Colorado Water Conservancy District ("CCWCD"). The proposed reclamation of the site is a lined <br /> reservoir with an estimated surface area of between 33 acres to 38 acres. <br /> Depletions <br /> CCWCD is now the owner of the lined reservoir within the boundaries of the slurry wall decreed in Division <br /> 1 Water court case no. 19CW3088 as Pioneer Reservoir (WDID 0103032). Therefore, CCWCD will provide <br /> O� COlp <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3581 www.coLorado.gov/water e� <br /> Jared S. Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Jason T. Ullmann, State Engineer/Director I �o <br /> '�1876 <br />