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. ~ '.~ • <br />II I' I~ ~ II I I~ III II~ <br />999 <br />r~ <br />u <br />STATE OF <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />WATER DIVISION THREE <br />Office o! the State Engineer <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />422 4th Street <br />P.O. Box 269 <br />Alamosa, Colorado 81101 <br />O!f¢e (7191 589-6683 <br />FAX 17191589-6685 <br />June 27, 1996 <br />Mr. Butch Southway <br />Southway Construction Company <br />117 White Pine Drive <br />Alamosa, CO 81101 <br />~~rFIVFD <br />JUL p 1 1996 <br />Dlvi&iDr, al wunarais r: <br /> <br />RE: Exposed Ground Water -Del Norte Pit and Del Norte Pit No. 2 <br />Dear Mr. Southway: 6 <br />Our office has received copies of field inspections, dated October 10, 1995, forth <br />mentioned gravel pits. These inspections were conducted by Mr. James Dillie of <br />Division of Minerals and Geology. These reports indicate that both pits may, at tii <br />ground water to the atmosphere. <br />On November 21, 1995, and again on June 14, 1996, representatives from our <br />pits and, on both occasions, water was present in both pits. <br />RADO <br />pF'f0~ <br />/.~_ <br />Nc'~ <br />.• <br />~~ <br />~ r816 <br />Roy Romer <br />Cpvernor <br />lames S. Lochhead <br />Exttutivc Director <br />Hal D. Simpson <br />State Engineer <br />S E vandncr <br />Division Engineer <br />two above <br />ie Colorado <br />es, expose <br />visited these <br />As you know, Section 37-90-137 (11)(a) of the Colorado Revised Statutes require that all out of <br />priority depletions of exposed ground water from gravel pits must be replaced. Thi law applies to <br />all areas exposed after December 31, 1980. Since the ground water system in the area of these <br />pits is over appropriated, this law applies. <br />Please contact our office by July 12, 1996, to discuss your plans to mitigate this <br />comply with the statutes. Failure on your part to contact our office may result in <br />additional steps to gain compliance, which may include legal action. <br />I have enclosed a copy of the draft guidelines that our office has developed for <br />supply plans for sand and gravel pits. I suggest you review this document as it <br />understanding what may be required of you to comply with the law. <br />Sinc~ere~ly, <br />Robert M. Plaska, Assistant Division Engineer <br />Division III <br />ation and <br />taking <br />itute water <br />be helpful in <br />Enclosure <br />