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i <br />Alined Land Reclamatio3 ~ Page 2 <br />February 19, 1982 <br />the actual amount of pit inflow. If the estimate of the pre- <br />vious year is incorrect, the applicant should adjust the amount <br />of water to be augmented in the coming year to reflect either <br />a reduction or addition of water released to correct for the <br />previous year's releases. <br />~. It is not clear whether the applicant's estimate of the impact <br />on tributary waters includes an estimate of rainfall runoff <br />that ma;~ also be trapped in the mine pit out of priority. An;~ <br />runoff water diverted or stored out of priority must be miti- <br />gated to prevent injury to downstream water rights. <br />As a result of our comments above, we cannot recommend approval of their response <br />to stipulation 6. 1ve feel that Coors must replace the entire amount of water that <br />mill be consumed from tributary sources by this operation. They cannot be given <br />credit for any unmeasured return flows from their irrigation of reclaimed parcels, <br />therefore, all augmentation water must either come from GASP or some other source <br />of water agreeable to this office. <br />i~/; n <br />.,~eli U ~M""~ <br />I-(ai D. Simpson <br />HDS/RLS:mvf <br />cc: Jim Clark, Div. Eng. <br />Bob Samples, 1Vater Cormn. <br />