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iiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiii~_ ~~ ~~ E F. ~~ G~ COLORADO OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER Division of Water Resources Department of Natural Resources 131 3 Sherman Street. Room 818 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone 13031 866-3587 FAX IJOI)866-3589 October 26, 1992 Mr. Jerry White, Countv Planner Larimer Countv Planning Division P.O. Box 1190 Fort Collins, CO 80522 RE: Kauffman Pit, 78327 Sections 20 and 21, TSN, R68W, 6th P.M. Water Division 1, Water District 4 Deaz Mr. White: p° cO<o ~~ Ne • ee~a' Roy Romer Governor Ken Salazar Execmne Director Hal D. Simpson State Engineer R~~ ~:,~ ~, '° r', OCT 2 6 1992 roY1NEr.,.~. c . _ Thank you for the referral to review the applicant's request to [nine an addidona19.85 acres in addition to the 83 acres previously approved in the existing gravel mining operation. The site is located at the southeast corner of CR 9E and CR 20 in Loveland. The applicant plans to extract additional gravel and return the site to a wetland condition. According to our files, the applicant was given approval to divert water out-of-priority for the gravel mining operations pursuant to our April 6, 1992 letter (copy attached). As noted in this letter, the applicant is restricted to a total surface azea of 24.3 acres and total depletions aze limited to 27.27 acre-feet per year. !t is my understanding from the applicant's submittal there will most likely be additional ground water exposed in the expansion of the operation. As such, the applicant may not have approval from this office for such expansion. In addition, the applicant was noticed to obtain a valid gravel pit well permit prior to exposing ground water. A review of our files indicates that the permit has not been issued. If ground water has been exposed from the original operation or from the expansion, the operator is in violation of State statutes. It is recommended that the applicant contact this office and present a detailed plan as to the extent of additional ground water to be exposed or out-of-priority diversions to take place. In addition, a valid permit must be issued prior to exposing ground water. Based on these outstanding issues, this office cannot recommend approval of the applicant's request.