HYDRO27663

• Permit No: M2006078
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 3/8/2007
• Doc Name: Substitute Water Supply Plan
• From: OSE
• To: Applegate Group, Inc.
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Michelle L. Hatcher
March 6, 2007
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3. A well permit must be obtained for the gravel pit in accordance with §37-90-137(2) and
(11), C.R.S. prior to commencing mining at the site. Any application will be evaluated
subsequent to approval of this plan. The provisions of §37-90-137(2) prohibit the
issuance of a permit for a well to be located within 600 feet of any existing well, unless
the State Engineer finds that circumstances so warrant after a hearing in accordance
with the procedural rules in 2CCR402-5. The hearing will be waived if you are able to
obtain statements from the owners of all wells within 600 feet, verifying that they have
no objection to your use of the proposed well. Should a new well permit be denied for
reasons of 600-foot spacing, or any other legitimate reason, approval of this SWSP will
be canceled.
4. The losses associated with this mining operation must not exceed 30.7 acre-feet for the
period of February 2007 through January 2008 or 4 acre-feet for the period of February
2008 through January 2009. These losses include 4 acre-feet of evaporation annually
from the proposed exposure of 1.5 acres of ground water after December 31, 1980, 1.0
acre-feet of water used for on-site dust suppression and 25.76 acre-foot of water lost in
875,000 tons of mined aggregate. Should the annual consumption at this site exceed
the amounts shown in attached Table 3, an amendment will need to be filed with this
office.
5. Approval of this plan is for the purposes as stated herein. Any additional uses of this
water must first be approved by this office.
6. The Water Commissioner responsible for the administration of this plan is Mr. Scott
Edgar, 1735 Dolores River Drive Windsor, CO 80550, phone [phone]. The
applicant shall maintain daily records of all diversions, replacements, and the amount of
water used for each particular purpose. The applicant shall provide a report of these
records to the division engineer and the water commissioner on a monthly basis on a
form approved by them. The accounting must be submitted within thirty (30) calendar
days of the end of the month for which the accounting is being made.
7. All diversions shall be measured in a manner acceptable to the division engineer. The
Applicant shall install and maintain such measuring devices as required by the division
engineer for operation of this SWSP.
8. All releases of replacement water must be sufficient to cover all out of priority depletions
and be made under the direction and/or approval of the water commissioner. The
replacement may be aggregated to maximize beneficial use. The water commissioner
and/or division engineer shall determine the rate and timing of an aggregated release.
9. The name, mailing address, and phone number of the contact person who will be
responsible for operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on the
accounting forms to the division engineer and water commissioner.
10. The approval of this substitute water supply plan does not relieve the Applicant and/or
Landowner of the requirement to obtain a Water Court decree approving a permanent
plan for augmentation or mitigation to ensure the permanent replacement of all
depletions, including long-term evaporation losses and lagged depletions after grave{
mining operations have ceased. If reclamation of the mine site will produce a