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RICHARD D. LAMM <br />Governor <br />• ~ ~ ~o~o <br />'~ ~F <br />e c <br />~~o <br />~~ <br />18tB <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street -Room 816 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Administration (3031 892-3581 <br />Ground Water (303) 892-3587 <br />• III Ililllllllllllll <br />999 <br />C.J. KUIPER <br />State Engineer <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />October 20, 1977 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />~~~~I~~~ <br />OCT u 0 1977 <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION <br />Colo. Dept. of Natural Reso~~rces <br />TO: HARRIS SHERMAN, SECRETARY, MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br />FROM: DR. JERIS A. DANIELSON, DEPUTY STATE ENGINEER <br />SUBJECT: COTTER CORP.- JD-6 MINE, MONTROSE, COUNTY, APPLICATION <br />FOR LIMITED-IMPACT MINING AND RECLAMATION PERMIT <br />As requested by your office, we have reviewed the application for an underground <br />uranium mine west of Naturita. The applicant states in Exhibit D that "water is <br />present at mining levels" and is "recycled for mine use". Exhibit B (page 2) <br />states that "this water will be used by way of jack tanks for drilling and wetting <br />down the muck piles". Water rights are required by Colorado law before water <br />may be put to beneficial use including industrial or mining uses. We canndt' <br />recommend approval of the application until the applicant provides additional <br />information concerning his water rights and the amount of water required in his <br />operation. <br />. ~~ <br />J ris A. Danielson <br />JAD/SSH:mvf <br />cc: Ralph Kelling, Div. Eng. <br />