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
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6. The Water Commissioner responsible for the administration for this plan is Jim Boyd
(see address & phone # in item 2 above). The Applicant shall maintain daily records
of all diversions, replacements, and the amount of water used for each particular
purpose. The Applicant shall provide a report of these records to the Division
Engineer and the Water Commissioner on a monthly basis on a form approved by
them. The accounting shall be submitted within thirty (30) calendar days of the end of
the month for which the accounting is being made.
The proposed replacement source for the depletions accruing to the Gunnison River
resulting from this mining operation is a proposed lease agreement with the Bureau of
Reclamation for stored water in Blue Mesa Reservoir. This lease agreement should
include sufficient additional water as will be necessary to account for transit losses
between the augmentation location and the Anderson Pit. Applicant will be required
to submit an executed lease agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation prior to
exposure of any groundwater. Approval of this plan is subject to submission of
a copy of that executed lease agreement to the Division Engineer and Water
Commissioner for each year of this approval prior to expiration of the previous
(ease.
S. Replacement water is to be supplied from Blue Mesa Reservoir and will be
released/delivered according to the schedules included in this plan (see attached table
5: Steady State Lake Lagged Depletions and attached table titled: Maximum Monthly
Distribution for Depletion & Replacement Requirements) subject to modification by the
Division Engineer or Water Commissioner.
9. All releases of replacement water must be sufficient to cover all out-of-priority
depletions in time, place, and amount and must be made under the direction and/or
the approval of the Water Commissioner. The release of replacement water may be
aggregated to maximize beneficial use. The Water Commissioner and/or the Division
Engineer shall determine the rate and timing of an aggregated release.
10. The water attributable to the 34 shares of the Bona Fide Ditch must continue to be
diverted in-priority at the ditch headgate, and then measured back to the North Fork of
the Gunnison River in the vicinity of the Anderson Pit. Adequate measuring devices
acceptable to the Water Commissioner must be installed.
11. 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. All replacement water must be concurrent with depletions
in quantity, timing, and locations. A copy of this approval letter shall be recorded with
the Delta County Clerk and Recorder.
12. All diversions for dust control, concrete hatching, asphalt production, and sanitary
purposes at the facility shall be measured in a manner acceptable to the Division
Engineer. The Applicant shall install and maintain such measuring devices as
required by the Division Engineer for operation of this SWSP.