PERMFILE137110

• Permit No: M1977129
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 9/15/1977
• Doc Name: MEMO WHITEWATER BUILDING MATERIALS CORP EGGAR ADAMS AND WHITEWATER PITS MESA CNTY APPLICATIONS FOR M
• From: DWR
• To: MLR
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street -Room 818
Denver, Colorado 80203
Administration [phone]
Ground Water (3031892-3587
September 15, 1977
MEMORANDUM
TO: HARRIS D. SHERMAN, SECRETARY, MINED LAND RECLAMATION
FROM: DR. JERIS A, DANIELSON, DEPUTY STATE ENGINEER
SUBJECT: WHITEWATER BUILDING MATERIALS CORPORATION - EGGAR,
ADAMS AND WI3ITEWATER PITS, MESA COUNTY -APPLICATIONS
FOR MINING AND RECLAMATION PERMITS
This is to acknowledge receipt of additional information concerning the above
referenced applications. In light of the response to our initial memorandum,
we feel that the following comments are necessary to clarify the situation for
the Board and the applicant:
1 . If the processing equipment is located on the affected land,
then the water requirement for this equipment is a part of
the mining stage. Furthermore, the diversion of water for
dust abatement requtres a water right for the proper use.
2. The applicant does not indicate in his original application
that "hundreds" of riparian trees had been removed during
the mining of the lands. This helps to reduce the net effect
of the planting of additional trees for wildlife habitat,
3. Our estimate of net annual evaporation from the gravel pit
lakes is not an arbitrary figure, but it is taken from the
SCS National Engineering Handbook, Hydrology Section,
Chapter 9, Figure 9-1.
4. The applicant does not understand the potential impact of
his operations upon the Colorado River Compact and the
Upper Colorado River Gompact, so we will try to explain