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(Page 21 MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1999-n06 INSPECTION DATE: 06/?7/02 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: KAP OBSERVATIONS 1. This inspection was conducted in response to a complaint received on June 17, 2001 from Bruce and Roberta Wilson. Subsequently, multiple complaints were received under the title of Grow Responsibly in Platteville (GRIP) in the form of a form letter based on the letter received as the initial complaint. Present at the inspection were Kate Pickford, DMG, and Chris Varra and Brad Janes, Varra Companies. Weather at the time of inspection was clear, calm, and about 85 degrees. 2. The complaint concerning the Kuntr Resource Recovery Pit indicates that wells in the vicinity of the pit have gone dry and wells within a radius of 1.5 miles of the pit have experienced a drop in groundwater level. 3. Varra Companies has been operating under a DMG permit at the Kuntr Resource Recovery site since August, 1999. According to Mr. Varra, Varra Companies has been dewatering the Kuntz Pit since 1999. 4. At the time of the inspection, it appeared that the groundwater level at the site was approximately 35 feet below ground surface (bgs). The pump used to dewater the pit is in the same location it has been in since the start of the operation, in the southwest corner of the pit. According to Mr. Varra, discharge rate of the water being pumped from the pit is approximately 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm). 5. During the inspection it was observed that adjacent pivot irrigation systems were operational and the crops served by these systems appeared to be successful. Seep ditched within the pit and adjacent to the ditch were filled with water during the inspection. A well to the east of the pit was activated during the inspection and water was discharged from the well as expected. The discharge rate of this well and other wells used for irrigation in the area is estimated at 800 gpm. All irrigation systems to the south and east of the pit were operating during the inspection. The Wilson property appeared to be well irrigated during the inspection and a well to the north of the property was operating. 6. Mr. Varra and Mr. Janes indicated that the day they received the complaint, they checked the areas around the pit and made the following observations: • The Wilson property had been flood irrigated on the day of the complaint, • Ponds and ditches in the area were full of water on the day of the complaint, • A pond north of the Wilson property was full on the day of the complaint but the water level has subsequently dropped, possibly due to water usage, • The well to the north of the Wilson property which was observed to be operating during the inspection has been operating continuously since the day of the complaint. 7. Based upon [his inspection, the site does not appear to be in violation of any laws, rules, or regulations which fall under the jurisdiction of the Division of Minerals and Geology. I & E Contact Address ~ OTHER: Carl Mount, DMG Kevin Rein,Office of the State NAME: BtadJanes Engineer Chris Gates, Colorado OPERATOR: Varra Companies Department of Public Health STREET: P O Rnx 2049 and Environment CITY/STATE/ZIP: Rmomfie,],i, Cll ROO~R cc: ^ CE ^ BL ^ FS ^ HW ^ HMWMD (CH) ^ SE ^ WQCD (CH)