1980-09-22_PERMIT FILE - M1974052 ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: M1974052
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 9/22/1980
• Doc Name: VARRA COMPANIES INC MLR FN 74-52
• From: VARRA COMPANIES INC
• To: MLR
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBIT C & D
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

According to Mr. Hamon, the types of trees
that would do best in the soil conditions on the
site would be Russian Olive , Cottonwood and Green
Ash, while Hansen Rose and Caragana are two of the
many shrubs suited to the area. The Department of
Agriculture will develop a special program that
will be beneficial to the rehabilitation of the
site. These recommended shrubs and trees will be
planted along the dikes and other open areas at
selected locations to provide site reclamation
and overall habitat for the wildlife in accordance
with suggestions of the Colorado Division of Wildlife .
D. Exhibit G
1 . A plan for augmentation is being submitted to the
Water Court whereby the use of the existing well
on the site will be changed from irrigation to
augmentation . Such a change will release to the
river an amount of water at least equal to the
historic consumptive use under the decree issued
in the District Court in and for Water Division
No. 1 State of Colorado , Case No. W- 7551 , a copy
of which is included in the application as Exhibit
JJ. The Applicant further will make application
and obtain a permit for a well for each separate
finished pond , if such is the requirement of the
Water Court as a part of the plan for augmentation.
In addition , the Applicant has made an application
for a well permit to be issued for industrial use
for on-site dust control during gravel pit operations .
A copy of that permit application is attached hereto
as Exhibit S2 . The Applicant will make application
for and obtain additional water rights to augment
ground water supplies in an amount as shown hereafter
to offset the evaporation losses which are in excess
of the historic consumptive use as development of
additional ponds is completed. Evaporative losses
at the completed ponds will be the net loss of
evaporation minus the annual rainfall . Existing
records shown an annual gross evaporation at the site
to be about 44" while the annual average rainfall is
about 14" . The net water loss to evaporation then is
44" - 14" or 30" annually. As a result , the total
annual water loss to evaporation upon total develop-
ment of the projected 98 . 1 acres of pond surface
would be 98 . 1 X 2 . 5 ' = 245 . 3 A-ft. Development to
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