REV96593

• Permit No: C1981022
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 9/30/2004
• Doc Name: Water Plan Response ‎(E-mail)‎
• From: Oxbow Mining LLC
• To: Jim Burnell, Sandy Brown, Joe Dudash
• Type & Sequence: TR47
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

> office
> > > > dated June 22, 2009. It is currently under review by our staff. If
> you
> > > > would like a copy o£ the proposed new plan, please let us know.
Once
> > the
> > > > new plan is approved by our office, the mining company can proceed
> with
> > > > water uses in accordance with the approval. Ultimately, the mining
> > > > company will have to file for a permanent plan with the water court.
> If
> > > > you have any additional questions, you can contact Craig Lis of this
> > > > office or myself.
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > >
> > > > Dick
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Dudash, Joe [mailto:[e-mail]]
> > > > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2009 8:35 AM
> > > > To: Wolfe, Dick
> > > > Subject: RE: Oxbow TR-47 Water Plan
> > > >
> > > > I talked to Jim Kiger at Oxbow today. He said the total water taken
> out
> > of
> > > > the North Fork of the Gunnison alluvium infiltration gallery by
Oxbow
> in
> > > > the last 1.5 to 2.0 years varies from a low o£ almost 5 million
> gallons
> > > > per month up to a high of almost 13 million gallons per month. The
> water
> > > > that is taken out of the river by Oxbow is, then, distributed to the
> > mine
> > > > and to the town of Somerset. Of the almost 5 million gallons per
> month,
> > > > the mine used 9.5 million gallons and the town used almost 500,000
> > gallons
> > > > per month. Of the 13 million gallons per month, the mine used 12
> million
> > > > gallons per month and the town used almost 1 million gallons per
> month.
> > > > Jim Kiger said that the local water commissioner comes around once a
> > month
> > > > and records the monthly intake of river water.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Wolfe, Dick [mailto:[e-mail]]
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2009 4:39 PM
> > > > To: Dudash, Joe
> > > > Subject: RE: Oxbow TR-97 Water Plan
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Joe, this is the information we needed. The Division
> > > > Engineer for Water Division 9 is out until Monday so I have not been
> > able
> > > > to talk to him to determine if the operation has been in compliance
> with
> > > > this decree. Do you have any information on the amount of water
> > diverted
> > > > by the diversion structure that serves the town and the mine? I
will
> > > > follow-up with you on Monday. Have a great weekend.
> > > >
> > > > Dick
> > > >
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