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<br />and continually thereafter complied with a written agreement <br />with a water conservancy district or water users' association <br />to replacer or augment, the depletions .in connection wi.th'or <br />resulting from open mining of sand .and gravel. ~ - <br />(II)° Any~person~who extracted sand and gravel by open <br />mining •. and exposed -ground water to the atmosphere after <br />.December 31,"'1980, shall apply for a:well permit, pursuant to <br />this section and, if applicable „ shall apply for approval of a <br />plan for augmentation or a pion of substitute supply prior to <br />July 15, 1990. -- _._ __ ._ ___._. <br />(b) If any ground water was exposed to the'~atmosphere''in <br />connection with the extraction of sand and gravel by open <br />mining as defined in section 34-32-103 (9), C.R.S., prior to <br />January 1, 1981, no su:h well permit, plan f.or,.,augmentation, <br />or plan .of substltute_.supply shalt be required to replace <br />depletions from evaporation; except that the burden'of p"roving <br />that such ground water was exposed prior to January 1;' 1981, <br />shall be upon the party claiming the benefit of this <br />.exception.-.Notwithstanding .the :provisions of, _; this -paragraph <br />(b),',judgments"'.'andp,decrees'- entered.-prioT;,'to-July,1,:1989, <br />approving plans"for :,augmentation, which plans include the <br />replacement "-of' depletions from such' evaporation, shall be <br />given full effect and shall be enforced according'°to "their <br />terms. <br />- V,(c). Any ,person who. ,has reactivated or reactivates open <br />mining operations_Nhi,ch"exposedygroundwater''-to.the'~~atmosphere <br />but which :ceased ~" activity :prior; to'January-1, 1981;shd11 <br />obtain~a well permit and. shall apply.for.app~oval.'~of;'a'"plan <br />for augmentation's or.. a plan of substitute supply pursuant'to <br />paragraph (a),of_this subsection (11):_;;.' `;.~' .~ "_ _ ~ r <br />(d) No person who obtains or operates~'a ~p1an for <br />augmentation.. or ,plan of. substitute supply prior_to July 1, <br />1989,' shall-. be required to'inake replacement„for the '-depletions <br />from evaporation exempted in this~'subsection''(11) or otherwise <br />replace water for increased calls which may result therefrom. <br />-- ~(te) ~.In addition to the well permit filing fee required <br />by subsection~(2) of this section, the state -engineer -=shall <br />collect the following fees: - ~ - - <br />(I) Fore persons who exposed ,.groundwater to the <br />atmosphere on or after January 1, 1981, but prior to July x`15, <br />1984, two hundred ten dollars if such plan~inCludes ten acres <br />or less of exposed groundwater surface area or one thousand <br />fifty dollars if such plan 'includes more than ten acres of <br />exposed groundwater surface area; except that, if such plan is <br />filed prior to July 15, 1990, as required by subparagraph (II) <br />of .paragraph (a) of this subsection (11.),'the filing fee shall <br />X <br /> <br />PAGE 2-SENATE BILL N0. 120 <br />