PERMFILE114667

• Permit No: M2001070
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: FAX COVER
• From: DMG
• To: PIONEER ENGR
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
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Divis Bill Owens
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Executive Director
Hal D Simpson, P E
Stale Engineer
DATE: July 31, 2001 ^. ~,
TO: James C. Stevens, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist ~
CC: Division 2 Office; District 10 Water Commissioner 111 "' ~~, ~~~
FROM: Don West, P.E.
RE: Florence Pit, File No. M-2001-070
Operator: Wallace F. Burtis,
Contact: Carl Gerity, Pioneer Engineering, 303/989-9500
Section 13, Twp 15 S, Rng 70 W, 6th P.M., Teller County
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL
® The proposed operation does not anticipate exposing groundwater. Therefore, exposure of ground
water must no[ occur during or after mining operations.
^ The proposed operation will consume ground water by: ^ evaporation, ^ dust control, ^
reclamation, ^ water removed m the mined product, ^ processing, ^ other:.
Pnor to mmation of these uses of ground water, the applicant will need to obtain either a gravel pit
or other type of well permit, as applicable. However, prior to obtaining a permit, an approved water
supply plan or decreed plan for augmentation is required.
^ Pnor to approving a well permit, the applicant must conduct a field inspection of the site and
document the locations of all wells within 600 feet of [he permit area. The applicant must then
obtain a waiver of objection from all well owners with wells within 600 feet of the permit area or
request a hearing before the State Engineer.
^ Other:
C0119n9ENTS: Stormwater will be diverted both around the property and also into a small on-site pit. The
stormwater that is diverted into the pit must be pumped out of the pit within 72 hours, or a Substitute Supply
Plan must be obtained.
The applicant states that little or no groundwater is expected to be encountered during mining, and that no
water will be used in the operation of the mine. If groundwater or saturated soils are exposed during mining,
operations must cease immediately until a Substitute Supply Plan is obtained.