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07/06/03 SUN 16:43 FA% 303 761 2802 W W Wheeler f~J003 Mr. Gary B. Thompson Empire Pit, M-77-534 May 28, 2003 Page 2 2. If this plan will not be made absolute by a water court action by the plan's expiration date, a renewal request must be submitted to this office with the statutory fee of $217 no later than May 15, 2004. 3. A well permit musl be obtained for the proposed uses and proposed exposed pond surface area of the gravel pit in accordance with §37-90-137(2) and (11 ), C.R.S. A well permit application was submitted to this office under receipt no. 506586. Either consent or a hearing wilt be required priorfo the issuance of the permit if another well is located within 600 feet of the gravel pit boundaries. A 600 foot spacing waiver statementwas obtained on January 13, 2003, vacating the requirement for the 600 foot hearing. 4. The total surface area of the groundwater exposed after December 31, 1980 must not exceed 9.57 acres which results in an evaporative loss of 16.51 acre- feet per year, the annual product mined shall not exceed 150,000 tons which results in 4.42 acre-feet per year of water lost with the product, and the annual water used and consumed for dust suppression shall not exceed 1.25 acre-feet. Should the exposed water surface area of the pit exceed 9.57 acres, or the consumption from operational losses at the pit exceed the above amounts prior to the expiration date of this plan, an amendment will need to be filed with this office. 5. Approval of this plan is for the purpose as stated herein. Any additional uses for which the water may be used must first be approved by this office. Any future additional historic consumptive use credit given (e.g. agricultural watertransfer) for this site must consider all previous credits given. 6, Adequate flow measuring devices, acceptable to the Water Commissioner, must be installed for administration of the replacement water from the City of Golden. 7. The replacement water that is the subject of this plan cannot be sold or leased to any other entity. As a condition of subsequent renewals of this substitute water supply plan, the replacement water must be appurtenant to this site until a plan for augmentation is obtained. A copy of this approval letter should be recorded with the county clerk and recorder. 8. The existing lease of replacement water is evidenced by an agreement with the City of Golden dated October 5, 1992. The lease agreement expires at the eadier date of December 20, 2005 or the completion of mining at the site. A copy of the lease has been furnished to this office. All replacement water must be concurrent with depletions in quantity, timing and locations.