ENFORCE21251

• Permit No: M1979195
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 4/12/2001
• Doc Name: ROAD RUNNERS REST II REASON TO BELIEVE A VIOLATION EXISTS PN M-79-195
• From: DMG
• To: SUBURBAN SAND AND GRAVEL CO
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Bill Owens
Mr. Dean Craft envernor
Greg E. Walther
Suburban Sand & Gravel Co. Exec live Drtettor
5400 Fenton Road Michael B Long
Orv,van Director
Arvada, CO 80002
RE :Road Runners Rest II, Reason to Believe a Violation Exists, Permit No. M-79-195
Dear Mr. Craft:
The Division received citizen complaints on June 5, 2000; June 29, 2000; and August 28, 2001
from four (4) citizens in the Henderson area alleging adverse impacts to their private wells and
private lake due to dry mining and dewatering activities at several or more mining operations in
the Henderson area. Tn response, the Division conducted a site inspection of the Road Runners
Rest II pit on June 23, 2000 and Found a significant portion of the permit area to be dewatered
and dry mined. Following the inspection the Division began an investigation in cooperation with
the Office of the State Engineer to evaluate the allegations. The Division conducted an additional
site inspection on Mazch 9, 2001 to document existing site conditions and found approximately
100 acres of the site to be actively dewatered and dry mined and the water table to be depressed
at least 20 feet below the natural groundwater surface. (On August 6, 1998 the Division
approved the operator's request for a revised mine plan allowing dewatering and dry mining
activities contingent upon the following condition "No pit dewatering may occur until Suburban
Sand & Gravel Co. has provided evidence that they have satisfied all appropriate requirements of
the Office of the State Engineer"). On March 20, 2001 the Division received written
correspondence from the Office of the State Engineer indicating that the operator is required to
have an approved well permit and temporary substitute supply plan for existing dewatering and
water management activities at the Road Runners Rest II pit and that the operator has been non-
responsive and delinquent in their water permitting requirements since 9/8/93.
We believe this is in violation of Section 34-32.5-116(4)(h) of the Colorado Land Reclamation
Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials and the mine plan and Rule 3.1.6(1) which
states "Disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and of the
surrounding azea and to the quantity and quality of water in surface and groundwater systems
both during and after the mining operation and reclamation shall be minimized by measures,
including, but not limited to a) compliance with applicable Colorado water laws and regulations
governing injury to existing water rights ..."