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yRt~'CHARD D. LAMM <br />Governor <br />RECEIVED <br />FEB °619e5 <br />JERIS A. DANIELSON <br />State Engineer <br />MINED LAND RECtAMAifON DIYISIOM <br />Palo. Dept. of N~wr~t Rasoutca <br /> <br />SUBJFX.T: Running Creek Ranch Company, Freund Pit, Permit No. 85003 <br /> <br />o'er <br />e~ ~~ <br />*~4 III IIIIIIIII IIII'll <br />} X876 ~ <br />OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />1313 Sherman Street-Room 818 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />(303) 866-3581 <br />Februazy 5, 1985 <br />Ta: Camille M. Fazcell, Mined Land Reclamation Divi ion <br />FRCI~7: Hal D. Simpson, Assistant state Engineer~D •~ <br />As requested, we have reviewed the above referenced application or a sand and <br />gravel pit in Elbert County, east of Parker, Colorado. The reel tion plan <br />states that a 16-acre pond and improved wildlife habitat will be created. <br />Using an impoundment of water for recreational purposes, includi fishery and <br />wildlife, has been defined in Section 37-92-103, CRS (1973), as utting the <br />water to beneficial use. Since the source of water for the pond that will be <br />created by the gravel pit operation is ground water and the gro water will <br />be used beneficially, we require that a well permit be obtained ran our <br />office. The well permit must be obtained prior to excavation of the gravel <br />pit. Otherwise, Running Creek Fanch Company will be in violatio of Section <br />37-90-137, CRS (1973). Since the proposed gravel pit would be l~Cated in an <br />over-appropriated basin, the well permit could not be obtained u til a court <br />approved plan for augmentation has been developed. <br />The correct procedure to obtain a well permit is as follows. Ru ing Creek <br />Ranch Company should first file for a well permit with this offi The well <br />permit will be denied since the proposed gravel pit is located i the over- <br />appropriated South Platte River basin. Before receiving this de ial, Running <br />Creek Ranch Company could submit a plan for augmentation to the ter Court. <br />The augmentation plan should replace the out-of-priority c rLStunp ive use asso- <br />ciated with lake evaporation and any other out-of-pciority~ons tive uses. <br />Upon the court's approval of the plan for augmentation, this offilce can issue <br />the well permit. 'ihe Water Court can only act upon the plan for1~~~ ugmentation <br />after we have denied the original well permit application or if "F have not <br />acted upon the well permit application within six months. <br />"Plan for augmentation means a detailed program to increasq the supply of <br />water available for beneficial use in a division or portio then f by the <br />development of new or alternate means or points of diversion, by ~ pooling of <br />C:.~y k•,..t ~ ~r,d. ~,rsch r~ ~,n~:1ah ~ t ~ .: r,nks :~., /7/rY-S- <br />~ror~5 ~~~~~ J"fn' G~rc1.~Br'/ <br /> <br />