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<br />0 HAVDEN. CO 81679. (9]0)96-3]0] l}OSepn Adams
<br />Cape. FRASLONA. JOINER AND GOODMAN. P.C., 4]50
<br />TabIA Mesa Drive. Boulder. GO 80303). Applicelion for
<br />Change of Wales rights and for Approval of Plan for Aug-
<br />msnlaliOn IN ROUTT COUNTY. Dlret alarm, C'Mf1Pa •
<br />u! water AiPhte [at B:etuctur• Soto +fi1ch
<br />~, npre.a mme of
<br />cnmab Se eapPnc: Sage Creek Reservoir. t9~6rCvl
<br />p[evloue decree: A. Data emeretl: July 22,
<br />Acl,on No. 10]T. Roull COUny Dlstiid COW B. Decreetl
<br />p0in10l tliv¢rs10n The Inilml point of survBy 15IpcalBtl m a
<br />point where Iha 1I4 comet belWBen6$1flCP11M boa 5 NDM
<br />Township 5 NoM. Range 88 Wesl,
<br />]5' 34' West 25]91ee1 C. Source' Sage Creek. a Irlbulary
<br />of Ina Beal ct Yampa Pover D. Appropnatorl litlcatnl owns
<br />30, 1908'. Amount 804 acre leaf, of which ApP
<br />15116 or 753 ]6 one teat. E H1510IiC Use. Inigl22 n2o61 2
<br />pmtimalely 425 acres located in Section 21,
<br />and 2B. Township 6 Npnh. Range 68 Wesl. 6th P.M.
<br />Roull County. A m.aD of the nlslpncally~ivigatetl lantls 1s
<br />allachetl l0 TDB flpPBCallon as EMmil 1. Water relBasetl
<br />(rpm Sage Creek Reservoir is tlrvede0 al Ina Sege Creek
<br />Reservoir Oullel Dtlch, together wIN tlirecl lbw water tlr '
<br />venetl antler ma Bates D11ch water ughl, Oesaibed below
<br />The dam pl Ina Sage Greek Reservon laded In 1984. antl
<br />Iha resulting Ilootl also washatl Oul the tliversion dam for
<br />the oullol tldch. Therefore, there were no recordrsd diver
<br />sions alter 1984. ThB diversion tlam has recently been re-
<br />plecetl, and drect Bow diversions nave resumetl. The
<br />reservoir dam has n01 yet been reDUll. RRIOrvally. IhB
<br />Sege Creek Reservpir antl Sage Creek Reservrolr Gu11Bt,
<br />Ditch have tlivedetl an average pl 332.] acre IPBI per
<br />year. cOnsislin9 0l 309] acre reel of slorgae water and
<br />2J 1 awe reel of dared flow. These tlrversions are summa-
<br />riiatl In EYDIDIIS 2. J, and 4. allacnetl to Ina app0ca'1bp.
<br />Hisloncal nngabon consumptive use has been determined
<br />tp nave been en average pl 210 0 acre (eel per year. The
<br />historical mlgabon consumptive use Is summarizetl m Cx-
<br />h~.bil 5, allachetl l0 IM1B aDPIICalion. Hsipncal return lbws
<br />nave been en average DI 3F% OI the water dlvened to ui:
<br />gallon H¢IOricel evaporation (rpm the reserver nos bean
<br />an average of 48] aae reel per Year. The total hisorical
<br />consumptive use nos merafore been 259.6 Bcre reel per
<br />year B. Prepoeaa eMOga: A. Change of use Irom 11-,
<br />rigalion 10 all beneficial uses mdutling but not limited IJ ~m
<br />igatmn, domesbC, Intlualrinl, cOmmerclAl antl au9mBnle~
<br />lion. B. Change place of use 1p add APDlicanl's Ycasl
<br />Mine, Icealed In TownshNS 5 antl 6 Npdh. Range B]
<br />West, 6th P M , as etltldipnal placenol of slD a 0 as toe
<br />place of stprege to atltl allemale poi s totaled NW114
<br />laws' (1) Seneca Yoasl Mlne Pond 010,
<br />NEIIb, Section B, Township 5 NoM, Range B] Wesl. 6th
<br />P.M 12) Seneca Voasl Mine pontl 012. located in NW 114,
<br />Secaon 19. TownshW 5 Ncrtn. Rxnge B] Wesl. 61M1 P.M.
<br />D. Proposed Olan for operation' as describetl under plan
<br />IOnaugmenlahon, below. 5. nam°+ieryccutee are
<br />of o.mere of rem o
<br />locecen: A. Sage Creek Reserver Maneptis Sheep
<br />'Company. 890 Barclay Segel. Qarg. CO 61625. GOIpredO
<br />Dolphin Companies. Inc.. ]050 Soule Forest Slreel. Lm
<br />Melon, CO 80122 B Seneca Yoasl Mrne Ponds 0110 ter
<br />012' ApPbpanl a¢om claw, Comae of
<br />Bip11Ce !or BO[e• p1CCn. ]. Uect•eE Mm• v!
<br />sCNCture for vhlch cNnBa 1• •oupht: Bal¢5
<br />D11ch. 1. rrom Drevivu• aaccaa: A. O) Dale em
<br />teretl' September 22, IB9>. Case No none; ROUII Cpunly
<br />Dislritl COUn (2) Dflle entered July 24. 1916: Civil Adion
<br />No 10]0, Rouu County Disbid Coun. B. lt) Ougmal tle~.,
<br />need pprM of dwersion: on the letl bank oil Sla'6ealonkt B,
<br />ROUII County. Stare of Lpbratlo. al a Per
<br />in Township B NoM. Range 87 Wesl, whence 0e Souln-
<br />wesl comer of sold Seclipn bears Soum 6T 25 ens. (2)
<br />banslened lp a Poim whence Ina Wesl quarter corner of
<br />6BCIIOp 2. Tpwnsmp 5 Nonh. Range BB Wesl of lnaleeL
<br />P M bears BOmh t6' 20' Wesl. a tlislance of 1,382
<br />which is Ina neaOgale of the Sage Creek Reservon Owlet
<br />Dtich'G Source. Sage Creek, a inbWary of the Bear or
<br />' Yampa Flwer, m Water Drsnrd No. 5] D APproOnalion
<br />Dale' June 19, 1692 Amount'. 2.0 cis. of wnicn 1 0 cis 11es
<br />Haan Va051epetl 10IM1B Sago Creek ReH 51oO'c~ aIa IID 9a'
<br />and Tp cts Has been abandonetl E
<br />lion. as describetl abpve under Segel OSeefkoResr ga0oo to
<br />ermpoeea chenpee: A. Gnanggo
<br />all beneficial uses mdutling Dialnam augmemation 1OB
<br />eomeslic. inoumrial, cmrmer
<br />Change place OI use 10 atltl AppBCanfs Yoasl Mlne, la
<br />caletl in Tpwnships 5 antl 6 Npnh. Range B] Wesl, 6th
<br />P.M. C Cnanga poml c'. yversipn to atltl aVemale poem
<br />of diversipn el Seneca Voasl Mina Pond 012, IOCaleO in
<br />NWl/4 NEI/4, Senior 19. Township 5 NOdn, Range B]
<br />West. fim P.M D Proposed Wan for operation. as tle-
<br />scnbetl under plan for augmenlalipn. below s. aeve•
<br />em saare.en of over. of taro on +nlcfi
<br />etrvccutee era locecea: A. Point of Drverslon of
<br />Sage Creek Peserrorr Outlet Dtch Grassy Greek Coal
<br />Company. Uo Bush 8 Co. P.G., 1400 Wesl 122ntl Ar
<br />enue. Suite 200, Weslmmseq CO 80234. B All ether
<br />sV UClures Appbcanl. intro Clsie. Plan 2or Auv'
<br />anGn[fov. ].. Nuu of .Cruc[uzes [o bs
<br />u9eented: A Seneca VoaA Mine pontl 010. decree
<br />applied tor. B. Seneca Voasl Mme pontl 012, decree ap~
<br />pLetl roc G SenBCa Ypasl Mine 6nop Well, tlecree ap-
<br />plletllor.]. vrevious aecraas for +ecsr trance
<br />to ba u.ea for suD.antac ten: A. sspe Creek
<br />Aa.ervOf [, dQSCribatl abpve. B. Berea DSCCh, tle-
<br />scribetl above C. Nsdea alt Aaeervelr. (11 Dale
<br />enteretl January 10, 1980 (21 Case No.. W-115h]] (J)
<br />Gouty: Dlstnd Court. Water Division No. 6. (41 Type cl
<br />water tight storage. (5) Legal tlescnpBOn. 1810 feel Irom
<br />NE tamer of Secaon 34. Township 6 NoM, Range P]
<br />West. 6th P.M.. along a bearing of 5. 3]' 15' W (6)
<br />Source. L•llle Grassy Creek vibulary to Grassy Greek.
<br />Iribulary to Yampa River. (]) Amount: 220 ana leer abso-
<br />Wle. plus 50 acre reel con0ili0nal, decraetl aDSOlule In 03
<br />CW 219, on November 15. 1984 (8) Appropnafron: De~
<br />temper 1, t9]6 1220 acre leeq; June 29. l9]9 (50 one
<br />IPeI) (9) Deneed use. dus', coned, tlpmaslic antl mltlhle
<br />alOCk WBialing. p. BCeQeco.Ch Aem.AO1r IBe.t
<br />Aeeerwlxl~ (1) Dale entered' Marcn xl, 1964,
<br />am¢rltletl NOVembar 4, 1968. (21 Case No.: Civil Adion
<br />i No. 3536 (31 Court RObtf Coumy Dsum1 Coup. (47 Type
<br />1 pl water righl_Btaa9e. (5) Legal tlescdWwn: SE1/a,.$gL
<br />~uoi~ownsnip on ange B4 West, 6N P.M (6)
<br />' Source' Yampa River. (]) Amount' 22,1058 acre leer,
<br />contlnlvial. (el ApprePrz!bn. Onober 21. 19]I 191 De~
<br />creetl Dse: None specitietl. 4. elecor Sc Osa. A.
<br />Sage Reservoir and Bales Oncn as tlescribe0 antler
<br />change of water tights abpve. B. Watlge PII Reservon nos
<br />hisloricaey been used for provrtling an mduslrial, domestic.
<br />and wltllee wmenng wales supp'.y to Apphcanl's Seneca II
<br />Mine, located In Townsnips 5 antl 6 Nonh. Range B]
<br />West, approsimalely tom miles northea9 0l the Yoasl
<br />Mind. C. Slegecoacn Reservoir b operatetl by Ina UPPer
<br />Yampa Water Conservancy District (UYWCDI. Applicant
<br />has ronlranetl with UYWGD far use of 100 aae leer of
<br />water per yam pal of Stagecoach Reservoir for use In Inis
<br />plan for augmenlallon antl the Wan far augmentation tle~
<br />creetl for the Seneca II-W Mme in Case ND. 89 CW 63.
<br />5. 9tetamenC cf Plev for Auemen[st lov: A.
<br />vaecriPGion of Dxolscc Appllcam is tleveluplr.p the
<br />Ypasl Mlne, an open P11 coal mme Ncatetl in Sedmns B.
<br />t6. 1], tB. 19. 20, 29 antl 30. Township 5 Nonp, Range
<br />B] Wesl. 6111 P M., approsimalely seven miles southeast
<br />of Maytlen, Colprado. The mine well by opened In 1996.
<br />antl is prole[letl to operate for 16 years. Rxlamalmn of
<br />Ina mined area will occur during mining Water ¢ requiretl
<br />for tlomesbc antl mtlustiial purposes a1 lee mine and In-
<br />duslnal proposes On the minfl haul road located m Sec
<br />t=ns 2B, 29 antl 32, Township 6 NonR Range 8] West
<br />and Sedron 5, Township 5 Nonh. Range B] West, filh
<br />P.M Water supply will be tlevelopetl from grountlweler
<br />antl sudace water sources B. water rewiremnu.
<br />DOmesllc use, consisting pl tlrinking, washing and sanita-
<br />li0n Dwpos¢s, w:ll requag 1 0 aae reel OI water per yQer
<br />antl will be supplied by Seneca Yoasl bone Shop Well. In-
<br />tluslnal use. consisting of tlusl suppresslw, evaporation
<br />from Seneca Vpasl Mme Ponds 010 and Ott, and mis~
<br />cellaneom Purposes, well require 52.0 flora leaf of water
<br />On yBar, antl well be suppO.eC Cy Seneca Yoasl Mine
<br />' Ponds 010 antl 012 antl Seneca Yoasl Mine Shop WBII.
<br />The monthly wafer requrremBnis IOr Ina Y0851 Mlna are
<br />shown 1n Ina eppllcalion. C. coneumptlve pee. Do-
<br />medic waslewaler tlisposal will be by nomevaporalne
<br />sepli0lank and loath lieltl, resulting in n0 mOrO lean 10°/.
<br />consumption. The remaining 90 % of the tlOme5lic water
<br />wbl return Ip fln urnamatl gulch, a VIDVrgry OI Grassy
<br />Creek, Ihropgh the shallow alluvium. Intluslrial use and
<br />pontl evaporation will b¢ t00% cpnsumpOVe The momhly
<br />consumptive use of Ina wafer al the Ypasl MInB Is shown
<br />In InB appIILQIIOn. b. well ppDlarf on. Seneca Ypd51
<br />Mina Snow Ylell w01 be constructed In the Trout Creek
<br />santlslone. AI (his location. Inis lormaupn n appronmaley
<br />1020 reel beneath the wdace, and 200 reel (hick The
<br />1o1r11dlipn outcrops ai several OCd1iMS on area shBamS.
<br />Applicant's grountl wafer hytlm0gy cOnsullanl has tleler.
<br />mmetl mat continuous pumping of IhB well for the pro-
<br />IQtletl 15-year Irle OI IIIB mine, al i15 ma[imum tl15Lharge
<br />rate of 35 gallons per minute, welch assumptions are tar in
<br />. excess of prpjectetl water use al the Yoasl Mine, woultl
<br />result in maXunum tleplelions OI Sage Creek Grassy
<br />Greek antl Ina Yampa River as shown In Ina appllcabon.
<br />Deplellpns lp olner area streams will be negligible. After a
<br />20~year recovery perioq tlaplelions wdl be tle minrmrs e,
<br />Dom. Bap em pig peylstfone. ,SeI1Bpd YOdal
<br />Mine pontl 010 wAl be Cpnslrunetl on an unnametl hibw
<br />lary of Scol[hman's Gulch, whrcn Is a Inbulary of Glassy
<br />Creak Slorege of surface water In Pond Ot0 wJl lherelore
<br />cause depletions !o Grassy Creek and the Yampa River.
<br />Seneca Yoa51 Mme pontl 012 will be cOnslrpnetl on en
<br />unnametl ulbwary of Sage Creek. Smrage o1 sudace wa.
<br />ter in pontl 012 will therefore cause depletions l0 SBge
<br />Creek end the Yampa River. r. AuBmeoceclon of
<br />classy Creek and Yews ASvaz. Pond 010 will DB
<br />an allemal6 polar OI slOragB IOr IM1B $dgB Creek ResBrvprr
<br />water tkJn\ aM VSQ OI SVCh wa1Qr wdl b0 6mIIQtl 1p 45.5
<br />acre-feel annually for intlusttlal purposes, evaporelron antl
<br />maintenance of storage reserves The use of the Saga
<br />Creek Reservoe storage right will b¢ Ilmlletl to me norvir
<br />rigalion season antl to periotls tlwing ma inigalion when
<br />wale) is (lowing past Ina Sage Creek Drch 1p ;hQ Yampa
<br />River. Duung other Times, water well bQ stored in Pond 010
<br />antler ds own wafer ughl or Its out-Ohpriorlly sinrage of
<br />wdlBr will rapldc¢d Dy slpragcrebases trpn-ApPlreaua-
<br />Wadge PII Resevon or by contract rereases tram Stage-
<br />COdcn RQSQrVpiL G. AuPmevtei ion o! 9eBa CreeA.
<br />PDntl Ott well supply wafer l0 the mine for non'Wlable
<br />uses. 0 wJl by used as an aaernale point of storage for Ina
<br />Sage Creek Reservoir water nqM antl en aAemale pomf of
<br />tliversion for the Ba1Be Dncn water right SloragB antler
<br />Iha Sage Croak Reservoir water right well be IimAeO Io
<br />45.5 acre IPBI annually for Irtluslrial purposes, evapora~
<br />bon antl maintenance of storage reserves. Diversions into
<br />storage antler the Bales Dnch water rigor well be Lmnetl to
<br />1 0 ds Irom June O ImOUpn July 1B (hrsloncal tlivnsmn
<br />periotll and l0 12.3 eve feel annually. The YOasi Mine
<br />Shpp Well wdl cause depletions tp Sage Creek al the rate
<br />of 8.65 percent of Ina annual pumpage II Ina well pm-
<br />tluces 41 ao¢ reel m a given year, Ina tleplebon to Sage
<br />Qeek would he about 3 5 aae reel annually. In Order l0
<br />replace pal-of.priprny depletions Io Sage Geek tlunng the '
<br />rlligalrOn aBBSpn, Ppntl 012 well relaln I B Bcre Iea101 wd~
<br />Ter m slorege for release Ip Sage GBek. e. Conclnued
<br />]rrlDet ton em O[bet bu. OpBrallOn of In0 plan
<br />br augmenlflhOn wtll utikGe a masrmum of 91 0 aae reel
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