HYDRO28622

• Permit No: M1979205
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 5/3/2005
• Doc Name: Substitute Water Supply Plan
• From: OSE
• To: Oldcastle SW Group Inc. dba United Companies of Mesa County
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

IA1Y-03.65 11:05At1 FROIh-Colo Div of Water Rarources [phone] T-670 P.OOd/012 F-251
Ms. Brent Kerr
Scott Expansion of the Chambers Pit, Substitute Water Suppry plan
May 3, 2005
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7. All pumping for dust control shall be measured in a manner acceptable to the
Division Engineer.
8. Replacement water is to tie supplied by/from dry-up of 21.0 acres of the Last Chance
Ditch, which was irrigated by 42 shares in the Loesch and Crenn Ditch Company. The
42 shares equate to 0.745 cis. A map of the dry-up area is attached.
9. The water attributable to the applicant's Last Chance Ditch shares must continue to
be diverted in-priority at the ditch and then measured back to the Colorado River.
Adequate measuring devices acceptable to the water commissioner must be
installed.
10. The replacement water that is the subject of this plan cannot be sold or leased to
any other entity. As a condition of subsequent renewals of this substitute water
supply plan, the replacement water must be appurtenant to this site until a plan for
augmentation is obtained. A copy of this approval letter should be recorded with the
County Gerk and Recorder. All replacement water must be concurrent with
depletions in quantity, timing and locations.
11. Adequate accounting Of depletions and replacements must be provided to the
Division 5 Engineer in Glenwood Springs (Alan Martellaro, P.O. Sox 396, Glenwood
Springs, CO. 81602, 970-945-5665) and the District 45 Water Commissioner (James
R. Lemon, 6343 County Road 301, Parachute, CO. 81635, 970-fi25-2317) on a
monthry basis or other interval acceptable to both of them. The accounting provided
with your application is subject to modification and approval by the Division
Engineer. All amounts shall be in acre-feet
12. The name, mailing address, and phone number of the wntact 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 Comm'~ssioner.
13. Dewatering at this site will produce delayed depletions to the stream system. As long
as the pit is continuously dewateried, the water returned to the stream system should
be adequate to offset the depletions attributable to the dewatering operation. Once
dewatering at the site ceases, the delayed depletions must be addressed.
Accordingly, dewatering is required to continue during the term of this approval. At
least three years prior to completion of dewatering, a plan must be submitted that
spedfies how the post pumping dewatering depletions (including refilling of the pit)
will be replaced, in time, place and amount.
14. tf reclamation of the mine site produces a permanent water surtace exposing
groundwater to evaporation, an application for a pion for augmentation must be tiled
with the Division 4 Water Court at least three years prior to the completion of mining
to include, but not be limited to, long-term evaporation losses. If a lined pond results
after redamatinn, replacement of lagged depletions shalt continue until there is no
longer an effect on stream flow. Granting of this plan does not imply approval by
this office of any such court application(s).
15. This substitute water supply plan may be revoked or modified at any time should it be
determined that injury to other water rights has or will occur as a result of this plan.