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~ ,~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />STATE OF CC~~vi~,~0 <br />OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER <br />Division of Water Resources <br />Department d Natural Resource+ <br />1313 Sherman Sheet, Roum 818 <br />Denvcr, Colorado 80?03 <br />PI lone 13071 866 3581 <br />FA% (7031 BGl,-1589 <br />July 31, 1995 <br />Fred Olme <br />Rio Grande County <br />P.O. Box 46 <br />Monte Vista, CO 81144 <br />RE: Maxeyville Pit, DMG #M-78-068 <br />NE1/4-Sec. 24, T39N, R7E, NMPM <br />Sanderson Pit, DMG #M-78-069 <br />NE1i4-Sec. 16, T39N, R7E, NMPM <br />Del Norte Pit, DMG #M-78-071 <br />NWi/1-Sec. 20, T40N, RBE, NMPM <br />Dear Mr. Olme: <br />of coy <br />~s• r <br />~$ <br />r. <br />.a4~~ <br />~6~ <br />Ray humrv <br />Gr~~rnw <br />IJnYY 5 Lia:hhenJ <br />Ere, 111rvC Derv Ip, <br />I IJI U. $Impvm <br />$Ialr Englncr, <br />-~ RECEIVED <br />JUL 31 199 <br />Division o/ Minerals & f;PO,UyF <br />In 1989, the Colorado Legislature passed Senate Bill 120 which requires any gravel pit <br />in operation after December 31, 1980 that exposed ground water to the atmosphere after <br />December 31, 1980 to replace all water lost from the local stream system. It also requires that <br />well permits and substitute water supply plans or Water Court augmentation plans be obtained <br />for these pits. <br />As delegated through legislative intent, this office is in the process of determining which <br />gravel pits expose ground water and which do not. We may have sent you a letter requesting <br />this information previously, but our records indicate that we have not received a response, <br />Our office considers a pit to expose ground water if it has water in it for any part of the <br />year that is not the result of direct surface water diversion into the pit. In addition, if the pit has <br />to be continually dewatered, we consider it to expose ground water. The Colorado Division of <br />Minerals and Geology recently provided our oiTice with copies of reports of July 11, 1995 field <br />inspections of the County's above referenced pits indicating that the above referenced pits do <br />expose ground water. <br />If the county claims these gravel pits do not expose ground water, or the exposure <br />occurred prior to December 31, 1980, please provide documentation of this claim. If the gravel <br />pits have exposed ground water after December 31, 1980 the county has the following <br />responsibilities: <br />A gravel pit well permit application and the associated $60 filing fee must be <br />submitted to the Colorado Division of Water Resources for each pit. <br />