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• • <br />STATE OF iii iiiiiiiiiiii iii <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmem of Natural Resources <br />131 7 Sherman SI , Room 215 + <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado R02U3 ~ <br /> <br />Phone: 0031 Ahh-35h7 ~ <br />~~ <br />I <br />FAX: (7031 A32 ~ A 1 flh <br /> DEPA27 MENT OF <br /> NATURAL <br /> RESOURCES <br /> Rny Romer <br /> Governor <br /> lames 5. Lochhead <br /> F..ecmive D; n.aor <br /> M1lichael B. Long <br /> Division Director <br />October 6, 1995 <br />Ms. Sharon Wolfe <br />2330 C Street NW <br />Greeley, Colorado 80631 <br />RE: Water well complaints; Greeley West Pit, Permit No. M-77-081 <br />Bucklers Equipment Company Pit, Permit No. M-82-131• <br />Dear Mr. Andrews: <br />This is in reference to the Division's ongoing investigation of your <br />complaints about declining water levels in your groundwater well during <br />the past year. <br />The two sand and gravel operations captioned above are located north of <br />your water well. The Division of Minerals and Geology required each <br />operator to submit ground water monitoring plans for their respective <br />operations. After reviewing those monitoring plans and related data, <br />the Division is unable to determine whether these operations are having <br />any affect on your wells. <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology regulates the extraction of <br />construction materials under jurisdiction of the COLORADO LAND <br />RECLAMATION ACT FOR THE EXTRACTION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (the ACT). <br />Reclamation performance requirements for water related issues are <br />outlined in C.R.S. 34-32-116(4)(H), which states: <br />Disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land <br />and of the surrounding area and to the quality and quantity of water in <br />surface and groundwater systems, both during and after the mining <br />operation and during reclamation, shall be minimized. Nothing in this <br />paragraph (h) shall be construed to allow the operator to avoid <br />compliance with other statutory provisions governing well permits and <br />augmentation requirements and replacement plans when applicable. <br />We believe that your complaints are issues involving injury to water <br />rights and are more appropriately handled by the Colorado Office of the <br />