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iii iiiiiiiiiiiuiii <br />999 <br />RICHARD D. LAMM <br />Governor <br />.. o~ ~ot ~ <br />O <br />'~~'~i <br />~ O <br />o}e*+0 <br />rare <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street -Room 818 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Administration (303) 892-3581 <br />Ground Water (30318923587 <br />January 7, 1977 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />C.J. KUIPER <br />State Engineer <br />R`CE;IVED <br />JAPJ 11 1977 <br />R[CL"t:',~ATiGN SECTION <br />"n'o. Dcp4. of iah~ral Resources <br />T0: GILBERT F. RINDAHL, DIRECTOR, MINED LAND RECLAMATION SECTION <br />FROM: JERIS A. DANIELSON, DEPUTY STATE ENGINEER <br />SUBJECT: STERLING READY-MIX, LOGAN COUNTY, APPLICATION FOR MIMING ,4ND <br />RECLAMATION PERMIT <br />As requested by your office, we have reviewed the above referenced <br />application for sand and gravel mining near Sterling. The report b,y <br />Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers (page 18) states that, "negotiations <br />have been undertaken to obtain a supply of water which will be <br />sufficient to minimize the depletion of the streamflow in the South Platte <br />River ." <br />The S.C.S. report (page 31) states that phreatophytic trees, cottonwood <br />and willow, presently cover one percent of the proposed pit area. The <br />reclamation plan (page 9) suggests that cottonwood, willow, and Russian <br />olive trees will be planted during reclamation. The developer should <br />include any water consumed by these phreatophytes in excess of current <br />consumptive use in his water replacement plan. <br />These reports do not mention the use of any water for dust control or <br />gravel washing. If water is to be used for these purposes, the consumptive <br />use should be replaced by the developer, <br />We believe that due to the existing shortage of water in the lower <br />reaches of the South Platte a water replacement plan approved by the State <br />Engineer and administered by the Water Division 1 Engineer is necessary <br />before the proposed operation ca a approved. <br />a. <br />eris A. Danielson <br />D puty State Engineer <br />JAD/S 6H/pjl <br />cc: W. G. Wilkinson, Div. Eng. <br />