2004-08-25_REVISION - M1986061

• Permit No: M1986061
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 8/25/2004
• Doc Name: SEO Gravel Pit Well Permits
• From: Four Corners Materials
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• Type & Sequence: AM1
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Form No. OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER
GWS-25 COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
818 Centennial Bldg., 1313 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado 80203
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PATRICK L CUGNINI
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DURANGO, CO 81301-
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APPROVED WELL LOCATION
LA PLATA COUNTY
NE 1/4 SW 1/4 Section 26
Township 34 N Range 9 W New Mex P.M.
DISTANCES FROM SECTION LINES
Ft. from Section Line
Ft. from Section Line
UTM COORDINATES
ISSUANCE OF THIS PERMIT DOES NOT CONFER A WATER RIGHT
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
1) This well shall ba used in such a way as to cause no material Injury to existing water rights. The issuance of this permit
does not ensure that no injury will gccur to another vested water right or preclude another owner of a vested water right from
seeking relief in a civil court action.
2) The construction of this well shall be in compliance with the Water Well Construction Rules 2 CCR 402-2, unless approval
of a vadance has been granted by the State Board of Examiners of Water Well Construction and Pump Installation
Contractors in accordance with Rule 18.
3) Approved pursuant to CRS 37-90-137 (2) and (11) for the construction and operation of a well (gravel pif pond) exposing
and diverting ground water tributary to the Flodda River at a point where water is available for appropriation. This well is
known as the Cugnini Pit, Division of Minerals and Geology permit number M-1956-61.
4j The maximum surface area of ground water that may be exposed is 10 acres.
5) The use of groundwater, in addition to evaporatlon, is limited to pumping for material washing and dust suppression.
6) . The average annual amount of water that may be pumped for dust control is 6.57 acre-feet. The ma>amum annual amount
of wet material that may be mined from below the water table is 360,000 tons. The maximum annual amount of dry
material that may be washed using pumped water is 30,000 tons per year. 7
7) All pumping for dust suppression purposes must be metered in a manner acceptable to the Division Engineer.
Permanent records of all pumping for dust suppression, tonage of mined wet product, tonage of dry washed product, and
the surface area of ground water exposure shall be maintained by the well owner (recorded at least monthly) and
submitted to the Division Engineer upon request.
6) Pursuant to Rule 10.1.6 of the Water Well Construction Rules, gravel pit wells are exempt from the minimum well
construction standards except for contamination considerations as stated in the Rule. The owner of the gravel pit shall
take necessary means and precautions to prevent contaminants from entering the gravel pit well.
9) The boundaries of the gravel pit pond shall be more than 600 feet from any existing well, completed in the same aqu'rfer,
that is not owned by the applicant.
10) Pursuant to Policy 2000-4 of the State Board of 6caminers of Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Contractors
(Board), no pumping equipment shall be installed in the gravel pit well to withdraw water for any beneficial use, unless a
separate written request for a variance has been approved by the Board.
NOTE: This well may be subject to administration in the water rights priority system in the future. It is recommended that a
water court decree be obtained to affirm the priority of the well.

State Engineer