2003-05-16_REVISION - M1999034

• Permit No: M1999034
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/16/2003
• Doc Name: Amendment
• From: ADCO Consulting
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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May 6, 2003
Ms. Joanna Williams
Colorado Division of Water Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
Denver, CO 80203
RE: Jeronimus Pit, M-75-039
Dear Joanna:
In September 2002, your office issued an approval of the substitute water supply plan for the
above-referenced site that was valid through February ], 2003. Aggregate Industries
(Aggregate) has since assumed the augmentation responsibilities of the site as indicated in a
letter to you from Jamie Gabotiau dated October 17, 2002. At that time, Aggregate's
replacement water was provided through a lease with Consolidated Mutual Water Company
through January 15, 2003, which was the anticipated closing date on purchase of the site;
however, negotiations and permitting of the site are still continuing.
To extend replacement supplies past January 15, 2003, Aggregate committed excess water to the
Jeronimus site from its South Platte River Combined Replacement Plan as indicated to you in a
letter from Donald Frick dated January 28, 2003; replacements were to extend through the end of
February 2003. Subsequently, Aggregate has continued to meet replacement obligations for the
site as indicated to you in a letter from our firm dated May 1, 2003 and has included the site in its
amended South Platte River Combined Replacement Plan that was submitted to your office by
separate letter dated May 1, 2003. As you can see, Aggregate has continued to meet the
replacement obligations of the site since assuming the responsibility back in October 2002.
As I mentioned, permitting of the site is continuing and both Adams County Planning
Deparhnent and the Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) are conducting review of the
proposed operations. By letter dated April 7, 2003 from Kenneth Knox to Chris Larue of the
Adams County Planning Department, it was indicated that the State Engineer's Office does not
provide comments on land use actions that do not involve a subdivision, which disqualifies the
Jeronimus site. However, comments were provided regarding potential depletions to the South
Platte River and requirements from the State Engineer's Office for a temporary substitute water
supply plan or an approved Water Court augmentation plan.
Aggregate has committed its resources to meet the projected depletions from the site since ,
assuming this obligation back in October 2002. We would, therefore, like your office to
reco~ize that an approved plan has been in place For the site. Although the formal amendment
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