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EPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES psA <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />James B. Martin <br />Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director/State Engineer <br />Response to Reclamation Permit Application Consideration <br />DATE: December 10, 2009 <br />TO: Peter S. Hays, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />CC: Division 2 Office; District 11 ??W//??ater Commissioner <br />FROM: Melissa A. Peterson, RE.MA,I / <br />RE: Jesse Lee Pit, File No. M-1984-043 v <br />Operator: Scott Pelino <br />Contact: Jon Roorda <br />Section 33, Twp 14S, Rng 78W, 6th P.M., Chaffee County <br />CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL " <br />® The proposed operation will consume ground water by: ® evaporation, ® dust control, <br />? reclamation, ® water removed in the mined product, ? processing, ? other:. <br />The present well permit, Permit No. 67860-F, does not cover an expansion of area for this pit. The <br />average annual amount of ground water to be appropriated for evaporation shall not exceed 2.92 <br />acre-feet with the total surface area of ground water exposure limited to 1.1 acres. The total <br />production of product is limited to 50,000 tons per year. The total average annual amount of ground <br />water to be appropriated for all approved uses including evaporation shall not exceed 5.4 acre-feet. <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 perinit area. The applicant must then <br />obtain a waiver of objection from all well owners with wells within 600 feet of the permit area or <br />request a hearing before the State Engineer. <br />® Other: The current SWSP for this gravel pit expired in July 2009. The well shall not be operated <br />unless it is included in a SWSP approved by the State Engineer or a plan for augmentation approved <br />by the water court. If a new SWSP is not granted, or if a court decree is not entered for a plan for <br />augmentation, diversion of ground water from this well under this SWSP must cease immediately. <br />COMMENTS: <br />1 ITT <br />I// DEC 14. 2009 <br />V7/ C. ?B2Nng and Ga4uy <br />Office of the State Engineer <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303-866-3581 • Fax: 303-866-3589 <br />www.water.state.co.us