HYDRO22279

• Permit No: M1984036
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 9/16/1996
• Doc Name: MEMO M74052 VARRA PITS
• From: DWR
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Pre-law Water Determinations 1
Date: Thursday 15 August 1996
To: Dick Wolfe, P.E. ~~1.~;,
Colorado Division of Water Resources +`
1313 Sherman St., # 818
Denver, Colorado 80203
From: Bradford Janes
Professional Forester
For: Varra Companies, Inc.
2130 South 96th Street
Broomfield, Colorado 80020
FAX # [phone]
Subject: Determination of Pre-late Water
Pit 1- DMG Permit M74-052
Dear Dick:
Submitted with this correspondence is the 1980 aerial photograp
Blatchley Associates, Inc. based their original report (Plan of Auf
October 1990. While the balance of Pre-law acres of water ha:
dispute since that time, it is unclear whether or not the balance o
acceptable relative to determining the total acre feet of water to
for (under a Temporary Plan of Supplemental Augmentatior
available to meet that need (specifically, Table 3 and Table 7 of that
Atour meeting on 20 June 1996, you and Chris Varra agreed that tl-
pre-law tvater determined in the Blatchley report would be ace
State Engineer, upon verification by your office. A 1979 aerial
current information available to confirm Blatchley's measuremen
Based upon the area measurements by your geotechnical sectic
determined only 50.1 surface acres of pre-law water in the 1979 aer
Since that time, we have researched various Front Range air pho
discovered the April 1980 aerial upon which the Blatchley mean
based. The 1980 aerial reveals additional water bodies evident o~
interest not yet validated by your Office. The measurement of
included with this submittal.
Correspondence of 15 August 1996 from Varra Companies, Inc. to Dick 4Vc
Office of the State Engineer
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