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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Departmem nE Na0.ua1 Reznurcee <br />1{ I 1 $hernt,in ti{ , Koum ? I S <br />Ucnvcr, Culnmdu NI L'US <br />Phone: (3031 8663567 <br />FAX: (3031 872-8106 <br />February 5, 1996 <br />Mr. Richard Fanyo <br />Dufford and Brown <br />1700 Broadway, Suite 1700 <br />Denver, CO 80290 <br />Post-it" Fax Note 7671 Date ~~S ~~' pages / <br />To 'C ~~ n ~ Fram r/ H SU (' H SO <br />Co. epl. AA <br />.'~ . r l'fOrli ~. <br />Phone # ( _ f <br />} <br />J Phone # <br />} <br />Fax # ~Z ' J 0 <br />b Fax p <br />~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />'Governrx <br />lames 5. Lnchhead <br />E.rcuuve Dvrdnr <br />Michael 8. Long <br />Division Dneonr <br />RE: Well Permit for Hazel-A Adit, Gold Hill Mill, Colina Oro Molino, <br />Inc., File No. M-94-117 <br />Dear Mr. Fanyo: <br />On January 25, 1996, Colina Oro Molino (COM), Inc. and the Division of <br />Minerals and Geology (DMG) provided an update to the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board (Board) on the status of the Gold Hill Mill as it <br />relates to Reclamation Permit No. M-94-117. During that status update, <br />Board Member James Cooley inquired as to the water rights aspects of <br />evaporation-of ground water collected in the Hazel-A adit and pumped up <br />to the Gold Hill Mill tailing pond. In following-up the Board's inquiry, <br />DMG has determined that regulations administered by the Division of Water <br />Resources specify that a Well Permit is required for the use of ground <br />water. Since the water collected in the Hazel-A is consumptively used <br />(evaporated), a court approved augmentation plan or a substitute supply <br />plan approved by the State Engineer will be required before a Well Permit <br />can be issued. Also, since ground water collected in the Hazel-A Adit is <br />not obtained from a cased well, a request for a variance to the Water Well <br />Construction Rules will likely be required. <br />Please contact the Office of the State Engineer to obtain an application <br />for a Well Permit, and be prepared to update the Mined Land Reclamation <br />Board on the status of water rights issues at the Gold Hill Mill during <br />the February 21-22, 1996 meeting of the Board. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />~` / ~ :~ <br />v''~~' %y' ( ~ Ci <br />` ;: <br />Atlen C. Sorenson <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />C:~WP5I~GOLDHILL.OSE <br />