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.- ~ -, Operator: Albert Frei and Sons, Inc. Operation: M&G Pit Location: NE'/4, Section 3, T. 2 S., R. 67 W., 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado BACKGROUND The M&G Pit is located east of Brighton Road and south of 120th Ave. near Henderson, CO. It is a gravel mine removing material that is approximately 15 feet deep. It has been alleged that the dewatering of this pit affected five plus well located north of the site near the town or Henderson. It appears that the subsurface water flow in this area is from southeast to northwest and these wells are not located down gradient from the site. Please refer to the air photo presented in the November hearing for a graphic presentation of this information. We should note here that the dewatering pumps were removed from the lake area in early November and the lake reached its present level around Christmas time. The lake is at its normal winter level and may increase a couple of feet when spring arrives. MITIGATION PLAN Our plan is very simple, we will operate this pit as a wet operation from now on. No de-water will take place as long as this is a gravel mine. If our dewatering was the cause of the low water in the wells they should have water in them now. As stated by the representative from the State Engineers Office, it is a well owners responsibility to obtain any water available to their well before an injury can be claimed. In other words, unless the well is extended to an impervious layer below the aquifer it draws water from, the ability to draw water from it is not impaired if the water fluctuates in the aquifer. We do not feel the dewatering had an impact on these well, but we have stop dewatering the mined area just in case. It is likely other factors were also to blame, but by ceasing to de-water we have mitigated any affect our operation may have had on the impacted wells.