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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AUdfES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />Response to Reclamation Permit Application Consideration <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe. P.E. <br />Dire-0" <br />DATE: April 16, 2008 <br />TO: Kate Pickford, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />CC: Division 7 Office; Distr'ct 31 Water Commissioner RECEI'JED <br />FROM: Don West, P.E. R 16 204$ <br />RE: Bayfield No 1. Pit, File No. M-1987-038 t3ivision of Reclamation, <br />Operator: Oldcastle SW Group 1 I\IlWfing and Safety <br />Contact: Peter Kearl 970/884-9704 <br />Section 14, Twp 34N, Rng 7W, NM P.M., La Plata County <br />CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL <br />0 The proposed operation does not anticipate exposing groundwater. Therefore, exposure of ground <br />water must not occur during or after mining operations. If stormwater is contained on-site, it must <br />infiltrate into the ground or be released to the natural stream system within 72 hours, or all work <br />must cease until a substitute water supply plan, or augmentation plan approved by water court, is <br />obtained. Reclamation plans must ensure water will not be retained onsite for more than 72 hours <br />unless an augmentation plan approved by water court is obtained. <br />® The proposed operation will consume ground water by: ® evaporation, ® dust control, <br />® reclamation, Z water removed in the mined product, ® processing, ? other% <br />Prior to approving a well permit, the applicant must conduct a field inspection of the site and <br />document the. locations of all wells within 600 feet of the permit area, The applicant must then <br />obtain a waiver of oXection from all well owners with wells within 600 feet of the permit area or <br />request a hearing before the State Engineer. <br />Other: <br />COMMENTS: Application stated that no changes were made to the water appendix of the existing DBMS <br />permit. However, DWR Water Commissioners are of the understanding that a new owner of this site does <br />not own the water rights for the augmentation plan used to operate this site. Applicant has also filed a new <br />application with the water court that is not decreed. Therefore, the outcome of the application is uncertain <br />and the future ability of the owner to replace depletions from operation at this site is uncertain. <br />The gravel pit has a gravel pit well permit, permit no. 63606-F, and this permit limits the \t:ttcr surface area. <br />to 28.39 acres. The DBMS amendment application provided no information regarding the size of exposed <br />wafer surface area for this amendment. <br />Office of the State Engineer <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303-866-3581 v Fax: 303-866-3589 <br />I% v w wat<< aalr.co.us Hearing on Permit No. M-1987-038 <br />Bayfield Pit No. 1 <br />S U IT00067