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M N <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />WATER DIVISION THREE <br />Office o([he State Engineer <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />422 4th Street <br />P.O. 80. 269 <br />Alamosa, Colorado 87101 <br />Office (719) 589-6683 <br />FAX (7191 589-6685 <br />June 27,.1996 <br />Mr. Art Stockebrand <br />Southwest Ready-Mix, Inc. <br />117 White Pine Drive <br />Alamosa, CO 81101 <br />RE: Exposed Ground Water --Alamosa Pit No. 2 <br />Dear Mr. Stockebrand: <br /> <br />°C~F11/ED Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />JI I~ O ~ <br />U 199 lames S. Lxhhead <br />E.e~urwe D~re<rnr <br /> Hal D. Simpson <br /> <br />Divlslon of nnmera~s a geology Slate Engineer <br />5. E. Vandiver <br />Drvis~on Engineer <br />r~_ 83- l7,~ <br />Our office has received a copy of the May 7, 1996, field inspection report of Mr. James Dillie of the <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, regarding the Alamosa Pit No. 2. In this report, it is <br />stated that a well permit has been obtained from our office to replace out-of-priority consumptive <br />use from evaporation off of the exposed water surtace. <br />A review of our files does not stlow that such a well permit was ever obtained. We also cannot find <br />any evidence of an approved Substitute Water Supply Plan or a court approved plan of <br />augmentation which covers this mining operation. Please contact our office by July 12, 1996, to <br />discuss this situation. ' <br />Colorado statute 37-90-137(11)(a), C.R.S., requires any gravel pit which exposes ground water to <br />the atmosphere after December 31, 1980, to replace all out of priority depletions of ground water. <br />These depletions are caused by evaporation from the exposed water surface area. In the area <br />where this pit is located, the ground water system is considered over appropriated and this statute <br />applies. Failure on your part to contact our office by the above mentioned date may result in our <br />taking additional steps to gain compliance and may include legal action. <br />I have enclosed a copy of the draft guidelines that our office has developed for substitute water <br />supply plans for sand and gravE:l pits. 1 suggest you review this document as it may be helpful in <br />understanding what may be required of you to comply with the law. <br />Sincerely, ~y~, ~~~ <br />Robert M. Plaska, Assistant Division Engineer <br />Division III <br />OF' Cpl <br />~`~ 4 <br />c ~o <br />"' O <br />~.4'j. <br />Enclosure <br />