1977-09-29_PERMIT FILE - M1977315

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' dewatering of each pit required for a portion of its period . I' of use. The impact of pit dewatering on the Cache la Poudre River ' will be manifested as a uniformly-distributed streamflow depletion effect. Compensating for this depletion will be the introduction to the river system of the pit drainage water, which will be discharged either directly to the river via a storm sewer line belonging to the City of Greeley, or directly to the aquifer by means of recharge wells on the property. Existing wells in the surrounding area will be monitored by f, Bestway in order to determine if the pit dewatering causes any II detectable difference in yield of the wells as compared to natural historic variation. A plan for exchange of water rights , as has been described herein, will protect other water users in the vicinity if the pit drainage water is discharged directly to the Cache la Poudre River. J A balance of materials on the site indicates that a' f' t pond of some 14 acres in surface area will be a feature of II E the final land-use configuration. Additional depletion of .the L' water supplies of the South Platte River and its tributaries resulting from creation of the pond will be compensated by the removal from irrigation of approximately 31 acres of land which has historically been utilized for the cultivation of corn on ' the site. Operational and planning features of the proposed. mining plan which affect streamflow and decreed water rights in the L' vicinity will require approval by the court of appropriate jurisdiction. The matter has been filed with the District Court L' in and for Water Division No. 1, as Case No. W-8640-77, in order to assure that vested water rights in the Cache la Poudre River are protected. •,J F.LTE?•y, L • .1 :.I:1:.1.\ -17-