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T' gICHARD D LAMM Governor 1610H II, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 999 OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 1313 Sherman Street-Room 818 Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 866-3581 November 30, 1983 R~~~9~~® DEC 11983 MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIUIS10A1 Colo. Depi. of Natural Resources MIIdORANDUM T0: Carol Russell, Mined Land Reclamation e U ~I~ FROM: Hal D. Simpson, Assistant State Engineer~,~5^t- SUBJECT: Water Issues Regarding the Proposed Twin Pines No. 2 Mine This is to acknowledge receipt of your November 23, 1983 memo to our office. The memo serves as a follow-up to the November 21, 1983 meeting between Ed Bischoff, Dick Stenzel, Jim Hall, and you. In the memo, you asked questions concerning the water impact of and the water rights requirements for the Twin Pines No. 2 Mine. Following are our responses to each question that you posed: 1. The best way to quantify the physical supply of water available in the Caldirola Mine is to conduct a pump test of the well. As you know, there is some ambiguity as to what the Town of Coal Creek may use the well water for under the provisions of Water Court Case No. 80CW93. 2. The stipulation set forth in your letter under question 2 would not ensure compliance with all state water laws. The stipulation with the underlined addition and marked deletion would require Twin Pines to comply with water law concerning the use of water flowing into the mine. Stipulation PRIOR TO THE USE OF MINE WATER FOR ANY F1I~~3t5ROHA&) MINING ACTIVITIES OR DEWATERING OF MINE WATER, TWIN PINES OdAL COMPANY, INC., MUST OBTAIN ALL STORAGE AND WELL PERMITS REQUIItED BY APPLICABLE STATE LAW. 3. We believe this stipulation should require that water be made avail- able before the applicant Can begin mining in any area which would affect the Caldirola Mine well. The stipulation should also require that replacement water must be made available until the Caldirola Mine well returns to its present Condition. ,'v JE RIS A. DANIELSON State Engineer