PERMFILE40389

• Permit No: M1978327
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 1/5/1979
• Doc Name: MEMO KAUFFMAN PIT LARIMER CNTY
• From: DWR
• To: MLR
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

,;
RICHARD D. LAMM
Governor
' Reza .
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street- Room 818
Denver, Colorado 80203
Administration [phone]
Ground Water(303)B39-3587
January 4, 1979
MEMORANDUM
III IIIIIIIIIIIII III IIPER
State Engineer
~~~E~VED
JAN - 5 199
RECLt,11AT!~N SECTION
Colc. Dcpt. cf h!zturzf Resohrces
TO: HARRIS SHERMAN, SECRETARY, MINED LAND RECLAMATION
FROM: DR.JERIS A. DANIELSON, DEPUTY STATE ENGINEER
SUBJECT: IG4UFFMAN PIT,LARIMER COUNTY
As requested by your office, we have reviewed a December 12, 1978 letter
from Great Western Sugar concerning the Kauffman Pit near Loveland. Great
Western expressed Concern over potential water quality problems, potential
instability of the settling pond dike, and potential public access problems.
We cannot address the potential for pollution of the gravel pit lakes as this
is a question which must be addressed by the Water Quality Control Division.
The third concern--public access and wildlife--should be addressed by your
Board and the Division of Wildlife.
The information included in Great Western's letter was insufficient to evaluate
the actual stability of the settling pond dike. The shallow, 10-foot depth and
3:1 slopes of the northernmost pit and the property line setback shown on the
reclamation map should prevent any such instability. Kauffman, however,
should provide engineering data to confirm this estimate of the dike prior to
the issuance of the permit.
JAD/SSH:mvf
eris A. Danielson
cc: Jim Clark, Div. Eng.