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s <br />Cheryl Signs, P.E. Page 4 <br />Kurtz Pit, DRMS-1999-006 <br />existing well, unless the State Engineer finds that circumstances so warrant after a hearing held in <br />accordance with the procedural rules in 2 CCR 402-5. This hearing may be waived if you are able to <br />obtain statements from the owners of all wells within 600 feet, verifying that they have no objection to <br />your use of the proposed well. Should a new well permit be denied for reasons of 600 foot spacing, <br />or any other legitimate reason, approval of this substitute water supply plan will be cancelled. <br />3. The total surface area of the groundwater exposed at the Kurtz site must not exceed 173.1 acres (if <br />dewatering ceases), which results in a maximum evaporative annual loss of 235.42 acre-feet. <br />4. The annual water used for dust control at the Kurtz Pit shall not exceed 3.36 acre-feet and the total <br />product mined at the Kurtz Pit site shall not exceed 700,000 tons per year, which results in 20.60 <br />acre-feet of water lost with the mined aggregate. <br />5. Total consumption at the Kurtz Pit must not exceed these aforementioned amounts unless an <br />amendment is made to this plan. <br />6. Approval of this plan is for the purposes as stated herein. This office must first approve any additional <br />uses for the water. Any future additional historic consumptive use credit given (e.g., agricultural water <br />transfer) for this site must consider all previous credits given. <br />7. All pumping for dust control shall be measured in a manner acceptable to the division engineer. <br />8. The replacement water that is the subject of this plan cannot be sold or leased to any other entity. As <br />a condition of subsequent renewals of this substitute water supply plan, the replacement water must <br />be appurtenant to this site until a plan for augmentation is obtained. All replacement water must be <br />concurrent with depletions in quantity, timing, and locations. <br />9. Adequate accounting of depletions and replacements must be provided to the division engineer in <br />Greeley (Div1Accountin-OW-state.co.us) and the water commissioner (Shera Sumerford at <br />Shera.SumerfordO-state.co.us) on a monthly basis or other interval acceptable to both of them. <br />The accounting form provided with your application is subject to modification and approval by the <br />division engineer. All amounts shall be in acre-feet. <br />In addition, the Applicant shall submit a report from the entity making replacements; for this plan, <br />that entity is the Varra Companies, Inc. ("VCI"). The report shall include an accounting of all of the <br />Rural Ditch water controlled by VCI, showing the total volume of water under its control and the <br />amount committed to each of the recipients of the water. <br />10. The name, mailing address, and phone number of the contact person who will be responsible for <br />operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on the accounting forms to the division <br />engineer and water commissioner. <br />11. If reclamation of the mine site will produce a permanent water surface exposing groundwater to <br />evaporation, an application for a plan for augmentation must be filed with the Division 1 Water Court <br />at least three years prior to the completion of mining to include, but not be limited to, long-term <br />evaporation losses and lagged depletions. If a lined pond results after reclamation, replacement of <br />lagged depletions shall continue until there is no longer an effect on stream flow. Granting of this plan <br />does not imply approval by this office of any such court application(s). <br />12. Dewatering at this site will produce delayed depletions to the stream system. As long as the pit is <br />continuously dewatered, the water returned to the stream system should be adequate to offset the <br />depletions attributable to the dewatering operation. If dewatering at the site ceases, the delayed <br />depletions must be addressed. At least three years prior to completion of dewatering, a plan must <br />be submitted that specifies how the post pumping dewatering depletions (including refilling of the <br />pit) will be replaced, in time, place and amount.