PERMFILE44540

• Permit No: M1999002
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/4/1999
• Doc Name: RESPONSE TO RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION CONSIDERATION
• From: OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER
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Department of Natural Resources F
13i 3 Sherman Street, Roam 818 ~~~~
Denver, Colorado 8020 • tel5
Phone: [phone] / poe. Na~~
FA\: [phone] Bill Owens
~Re~s}~onse to Reclamation Permit Application Consideration Governor
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Greg E. Watcher
Esecwiee Director
DATE: May 3, 1999 Hal D. Simpson, P.E.
Slate Engineer
TO: Carl B. Mount, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist
CC: Division 6 Office; District 43 Water Commissioner RECEIVED
Division 5 Office; District 39 Water Commissioner ~Ay 0 4 1999 `~
FROM: Jeff Deatherage, P.E. ~]) I
;IVislon of Minerals & Geo o9y
RE: Yankee Gulch Minerals Project, File No. M-99-002
Operator: American Soda, LLP,
Contact: Hal Copeland [phone]
Section 15, Twp l South, Rng 97 West, 6th P.M., Rio Blanco County
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL
® The proposed operation does not anticipate exposing groundwater. Therefore, exposure of ground
water must not occur during or after mining operations.
^ The proposed operation will consume ground water by: ^ evaporation, ^ dust control, ^
reclamation, ^ water removed in the mined product, ^ processing, ^ other:.
Prior to initiation of these uses of ground water, the applicant will need to obtain either a gravel pit
or other type of well permit, as applicable. However, prior to obtaining a permit, an approved water
supply plan or decreed plan for augmentation is required.
^ Prior to approving a well permit, the applicant must conduct a field inspection of the site and
document the locations of all wells within 600 feet of the permit area. The applicant must then
obtain a waiver of objection from all well owners with wells within 600 fee[ of the permit area or
request a hearing before the State Engineer.
® Other: Potable water is proposed to be trucked to [he site, process water is proposed to be provided
via existing or new water rights on the Colorado River near Parachute. The trucked water must be
obtained from a legal source. All process water must be diverted in priority under a water right
decreed for such industrial purposes. If any water is diverted through wells, valid well permits must
be in place prior to any diversions from the wells.
COMMENTS: If storntwater runoff is intercepted by this operation, and is not diverted or captured in
priority, it must be released to the stream system within 3 days. This may require a discharge permit from
CDPHE-WQCD. Otherwise the operator will need to make replacements for evaporation.
The applicant may contact this office, the Division 6 office in Steamboat Springs, or the Division 5 office iri
Glenwood Springs with any questions.