PERMFILE131907

• Permit No: M2001056
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 8/22/2001
• Doc Name: RESPONSE TO RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION CONSIDERATION
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER
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1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 0
Denver, Colorado 80?03 •• •• i~•
Phone: [phone]
FAx: [phone] gill Owens
Governor
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Res onse to Reclamation Permit A lication Consideration GregE Watcher
P PP E+ecutive Dncaor
Hal D. $Imp50n. P.E.
Slate Engineer
DATE: August 22, 2001
TO: James C. Stevens, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist RECGl, ~~
CC: Division 2 Office; District 17 Water Commissioner ^.i;1,
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FROM: Don West, P.E. ~ , ld ge°I°gY
RE: Belveal Gravel Pit Pit, File No. M-2001-056 Oivisl°° °t Mjpe
Operator: Elbert County,
Contact: Tim Sheridan, 719/541-2268
Section 6, Twp 13 S, Rng 58 W, 6th P.M., Elbert County
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL
® The proposed operation does not anticipate exposing groundwater. Therefore, exposure of ground
water must not occur during or after mining operations.
^ The proposed operation will consume ground water by: ^ evaporation, ^ dust control, ^
reclamation, ^ water removed in the mined product, ^ processing, ^ other:.
Prior to initiation 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.
^ Prior 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 the 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 [he S[a[e Engineer.
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COMMENTS: The application states that no subsurface water is expected to be encountered and that no
ponds or streams will be impacted. If during the mining, processing, or reclamation, any groundwater, or
saturated soils are exposed, or if surface waters are impacted, operations at the pit must cease immediately
until a Substitute Supply Plan is approved. The application did not state that any water will be used in [he
process. If any water is used in [he process, for washing rock, or for dust control, the water must come from
an approved off-site source. Any storm water must be diverted off site. If any storm water remains on-site
in a pond or excavation for more than 72 hours, operations at the pit must cease immediately until a
Substitute Supply Plan is approved.