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. ~. <br />RICHARD D, LAMM <br />Governor <br />~ III iillllllllllllll ~ <br />o• ~~co <br />'~~-®c ~ <br />~ O <br />b ~ 0 <br />. <br />~i <br />~Bi6 <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street -Room 818 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Administration 1303) 8923581 <br />Ground Water 13031892-3587 <br />August 9, 1977 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />C.J. KUIPER <br />State Engineer <br />RECEIVED <br />AU G 1 0 1977 <br />RECL^.':1ATION SECTION <br />Cola. Dept. of Natural Resources <br />TO: HARRIS SHERMAN, SECRETARY, MINED LAND RECLAMATION <br />FROM: C. J. KUIPER, STATE ENGINEER <br />SUBJECT: WHITEWATER BUILDING MATERIALS CORP. - EGGAR, ADAMS AND <br />WHITEWATER PITS -MESA COUNTY -APPLICATIONS FOR MINING <br />AND RECLAMATION PERMITS <br />As requested by your office, we have reviewed the applications for three <br />sand and gravel operations near Grand Junction. Each application contained <br />nearly identical information concerning water resources. We recommend <br />that the Board request the following additional information for each pit; <br />1. Exhibit G of each application states that "there is no use <br />of water during the mining stages nor during the reclama- <br />tion phases". However, the Emissions Permit for each <br />operation is subject to the conditions that "watering of <br />all roadways, equipment and stock pile areas, and surge <br />tank and fogging nozzles on both crushers and screens" <br />are required. This discrepancy should be resolved before <br />permit approval by requi-ring information on water require- <br />ments, sources of water, and consumptive use for dust <br />control and any other industrial use of water. <br />2. The reclamation of each pit will leave one or more lakes <br />surrounded by phreatophytic cottonwood, Russian olive, <br />and tamarisk trees. The following lake surface areas will <br />be formed: Eggar Pit - 51.4 acres, Adams Pit - 12,3 and <br />37.9 acres, and Whitewater Pit - 56.11 and 207.32 acres. <br />This combined surface area of 365.03 acres will evaporate <br />