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~ STATE OF COLORADO <br />OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER <br />Division of Water Resources <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />7313 Sherman Street, Room 818 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />PFrone 1303) 866.3581 <br />FAX 13031 866-3589 <br />December t2, 1994 <br />Steven Meier, Senior Planner <br />Pueblo County Department of Planning <br />1120 Court Street, Room 200 <br />Pueblo, CO 81003-2819 <br />RE: Special Use Permit 570 (Southwest Ready Mix. Inc.) <br />Secs 33 & 34 & 35-T20S-R63W, Sec. 2-T2iS-R63W <br />Water Division 2, Water District 14 <br />Dear Mr. Meier: <br />:```~ <br />r <br />~ r~'!6 <br />"Roy Ramer <br />Gosertsor <br />lama 5. tochhead <br />fxeardse Direaw <br />Hal D. Simpson <br />State Engineer <br />We have received your request for comments on a requested second amendment to the <br />above referenced special use permit. The amendment seeks to increase the size of the pit and <br />batch plant areas of a gravel mining operation known as the Rich Pit. <br />This mine operates under the Division of Minerals and Geology permit no. hf-85-218. In <br />1985 the applicant applied for and was denied, file no. AD-11060, a well permit for the pit. The <br />well permit application was denied because the applicant did not have an approved source of <br />water to replace evaporations from the exposed ground water. In 1987 the applicant applied in <br />water court for a plan for augmentation to provide replacement water. That plan is still pending <br />in court and appears to be inadequate. <br />Excavation of the pit has resulted in ground water being exposed. Due to the fact that <br />the pit does not have a well permit it is considered to be an illegal well. Therefore, in our opinion <br />no actions should be allowed which would tend to increase the exposure of ground water in the <br />pit. We have no information on the source or use of water for other operations at the site, such <br />ac of fhu ha}r•h ~lan4 and g., aT !F1iS time r`annnt prO~Ji(•e r:DmmentS On that aSDeCt Of the <br />operation. <br />Sincerely, <br />/,/ /+ J <br />f'~CC~`~ Z/~stiGrrJ~=~''~ <br />Keith Vander Horst <br />Water Resources Engineer <br />cc: Steve Witte, Divisi <br />George Ridenour, <br />Southwest Ready <br />KVH:570.wp <br />m Engineer <br />Water Commissioner <br />Mix, Inc. <br />n[ 2. <br />~~ _(. <br />._ -_...~~-r <br />-- .~ `~ <br />i, ,~ , <br />1j; i <br />