HYDRO29284

• Permit No: M2005021
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 5/8/2007
• Doc Name: Substitute Water Supply Plan
• From: OSE
• To: Unied Companies of Mesa County
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Ms. Brent Kerr
April 16, 2007
Page 3
As required by Section 8 of Senate Bill 89-120, this substitute water supply plan has been
provided to an outside consultant for review. The consultant has recommended approval of the
plan by way of a draft of this letter. Based upon statutory requirements and the recommendations
of the consultant, I hereby approve the proposed substitute water supply plan in accordance with
Section §37-90-137(11), C.R.S., subject to the following conditions:
1. This SWSP shall be valid for the period of April 16, 2007 through April 15, 2009 unless
othervvise revoked, modified, or superseded by decree. If this plan will not be made
absolute by a water court action by the plan's expiration date, a renewal request must be
submitted to this office with the statutory fee by January 15, 2009.
2. Provide the name, address and phone number of the person who will be responsible for
the operation of the plan to this office, the Division Engineer (PO Box 456, Montrose,
CO, 81402, telephone [phone]), and the Water Commissioner (Jim Boyd, PO Box
783, Cedaredge, Colorado 81413, telephone [phone]) within 20 days of the
receipt of this approval.
3. A well permit must be issued for the gravel pit in accordance with Section §37-90-137(2)
and (11), C.R.S. prior to the exposure or use of groundwater. A well permit application
was previously submitted to this office under receipt no. 532967 and this application is
pending evaluation. Until a gravel pit well permit is approved, consumptive use and
exposure of groundwater on this site is prohibited. The provisions of §37-90-137(2)
C.R.S. prohibits the issuance of a permit for a well to be located within 600 feet of any
existing well, unless the State Engineer finds that circumstances so warrant after a
hearing held in accordance with the procedural rules in 2CCR402-5. This hearing may
be waived if you are able to obtain statements from the owners of all wells within 600
feet, verifying that they have no objection to your use of the proposed well. Should a
new well permit be denied for reasons of 600 foot spacing, or any other legitimate
reason, approval of this SWSP will be cancelled.
4. The total surface area of the groundwater exposed at the Anderson Pit must not exceed
0.6 acres during the approval period of this SWSP and the maximum annual evaporative
loss shall not exceed 1.88 acre-feet. The annual amount of water used at the operation
shall not exceed 2.58 acre-feet for dust control, 2.01 acre-feet for concrete hatching,
0.14 acre-feet for asphalt production, 0.28 acre-feet for sanitary purposes at the
facility, and the total product mined shall not exceed 227,250 tons per year below the
groundwater surface resulting in 6.70 acre-feet of water lost with the product. If it is
anticipated that the total water surface area at the pit, or the amounts of water used
operationally exceed these amounts prior to the expiration date of this SWSP, an
amendment will need to be approved by this office prior to such expansion.
5. Approval of this plan is for the purposes as stated herein. This office must first
approve any additional uses for the water. Any future additional historic consumptive
use credit given (e.g., agricultural water transfer) for this site must consider all
previous credits given.