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STATE OF COLORADO OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER Division of Water Resources Department of Natural Resources 1373 Sherman Street, Room 87 B Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: 1303) 866-3581 FAX: (303)866-3589 http l/water. state. co.us/defau I t. h tm Elam Construction, Inc. 1225 So. 7t" St. Grand Junction, CO 81501 Dear Mr. Elam: July 23, 2001 pF'COrO t`c 9 >Q n ~ O r ~ ra]6 ~ Greg E. Walther Executive Director Hal D. Simpson, P.E. State Engineer Bill Owens Governor Your gravel pit may be within 600 feet of one or more existing wells. The provisions of Colorado Revised Statute 37-90-137(2) prohibit the issuance of a permit for a well to be located within 600 feet of any existing well, unless the State Engineer finds that circumstances so warrant after a hearing held in accordance with the procedural rules in 2CCR 402-5. This hearing may be waived if you are able to obtain statements from owners of all wells within 600 feet, verifying that they have no objection to your well being located within 600 feet of their wells. A sample waiver form is enclosed for your reference. If you believe that there are no existing wells within 600 feet of your proposed well, you may submit an affidavit verifying this information. If there are wells within 600 feet, and you are unable to obtain a waiver from the owners, you may request a hearing. You will need to identify the well(s) (permit number, owner's name and address) and confirm the approximate distance between the well(s) and the proposed well. Once this information is submitted, the required notice and hearing process will be initiated. The original permit application form should not be resubmitted until the notice and hearing process has been completed. In summary, you must either sign an affidavit stating that no other wells exist within 600 feet, submit statements from ail well owners within 600 feet verifying that they have no objection to the proposed well, or request a hearing. Please indicate the assumptions used to determine the annual evaporation from the pit (42,700 square feet of surface area per your letter). Also, the proposed well location is in an over-appropriated area. A water court approved plan for augmentation or substitute water supply plan is required to remedy injury to vested water rights for the proposed uses. If an augmentation plan has been obtained, please return the original application to this office with a copy of the approved court decree. If a supply plan will be requested, please refer to our web page for information concerning the guidelines for substitute water supply plans (pursuant to SB 89-120 and SB 93-260) at the address listed above. Please respond within 30 days, or action may be taken by the Division Office in Montrose, Colorado, to come into compliance.