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12/20/2002 16:59 9702260204 TSTINC PAGE 06 December 11, 2002 Mr. Jeff Deatherage Office of the State Engineer Division of Water Resources 1313 Sherman SL, Room 818 Denver, CO 80203 Re; Timberline Lakes, File No. M--1977-184, Amendment to testing Permit Project No. 978-001 Dear Mr. Deatherage: I am writing this letter to summarize our wnversation on December 3, 2002 about the issues surrounding the application for amendment to the Timberline Lakes Site, file number M-1977-184, with the Division of Minerals and Geology. The intent of the amendment is to change the reclamation plan for a portion of the site and the post mining land use for that portion from recreation to industriaUcommercial. The existing mining permit is held by the City of Fort Collins. The parcel owners representative, David Neenan, wiU be working in conjunction with the permit holder to make the changes as described in the application. We have filed the amendment to the application with the Division of Minerals and Geology and received a comment from your office stating that a new well permit and plan for augmentation, or a substitute supply plan for the new proposed uses will be required. Our amendment proposes filling in a portion of one of the existing ponds, reducing the exposed surface area of that pond from 12.7 Acres to 6.26 Acres. Our concern is that the City of Fort Collins Natural Resouros Department, the Successor of Operetor of the site, has told us that a substitute supply plan, an augmentation plan and/or a new well permit will not be prepared prior to the decision date for the appllption, January 4, 2003. We are requesting guidance and assistance in this matter so that we may satisfy your, and the DMG's, requirements as quidcty as possible. Please feel free to give me a call to discuss these issues in more detail. For your convenience, I have enclosed a copy of the reclamation plan and a vianity map of the permit area to be amended. I appreciate all of the help you have given me on this matter. Sincerely, TST, INC., rC~ON1SU~LT~ING ENGINEERS Fraser Walsh Cc: Mr. David Neenan, The Neenan Company Mark Sears, City of Fort Collins Natural Resources Department Susan Smolnick, City of Fort Coffins Utilities 1 NC. 7d8 wmre~s w.r - soira;ng n TST , Sos75 Consultlag Engineers ~N~S~ MUro (3@3) s95-si0s Sax (970) 2zGOaU6 E7neII into®IStinc.cam W W N.C9GIIC.COY1