2011-03-14_HYDROLOGY - M2009048

• Permit No: M2009048
• IBM Index Class Name: HYDROLOGY
• Doc Date: 3/14/2011
• Doc Name: Substitue water supply plan response
• From: DWR
• To: Mr. Merrill
• Email Name: THM
• Email Name: SSS
• Email Name: AJW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES' S d::L 4-1
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES t's
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
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Executive Director
Dick Wolfe, P.E.
Director/State Engineer
Mr. William G. Merrill
Western Water & Land, Inc.
743 Horizon Court, Suite 330
Grand Junction, Colorado 81506
RE: Gunnison River Gravel Pit Nos. 1 and 5, Substitute Water Supply Plan
DRMS File No. M-2009-048
SE %, SE%, Section 28, T1 2S, R99W, and NE%, SE %, Section 33, T1 2S, R99W, 6th P.M.
Water Division 4, Water District 42, Mesa County
Approval Period: February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013
Dear Mr. Merrill:
We have reviewed your letter of July 7, 2009 and amendments dated February 3, 2010 and
November 18, 2010 requesting approval of a substitute water supply plan ("SWSP") for the Grand
Junction Pipe & Supply Company's ("Applicant" or "GJPS") Gunnison River Gravel Pit Nos. 1 & 5
operation in accordance with § 37-90-137(11), C.R.S. The applicant shall be responsible for
compliance with this plan, but the State Engineer's Office ("SEO") may also pursue the landowner
for eventual compliance. The required fee of $1,593 has been received (receipt no. 3641560).
SWSP Operations
The Gunnison River Gravel Pit Nos. 1 & 5 operation is proposed to consist of five gravel pits
that are all located within one contiguous mine area that is permitted under Reclamation Permit No.
M-2009-048. Pit Nos. 2, 3, and 4 will be developed in the future and only Pit Nos. 1 and 5 are
included in this approval. Pit Nos. 1 and 5 are located adjacent to the west bank of the Gunnison
River as shown on the attached Figure 1. Pit No. 1 is located in the SE % of the SE % of Section
28, T 12 S, R 99 W and Pit No. 5 is located in the NE % of the SE % of Section 33, T 12 S, R 99 W.
The anticipated mine life for Pit No. 1 is three years assuming an operating period of 3
months per year and 22 days of operation per month. The anticipated mine life for Pit No. 5 is also
three years assuming an operating period of 10 months per year (typically January through June
and September through December) and 22 days of operation per month. During the years of
operation, it is anticipated that up to 70,000 tons of material per year will be mined at Pit No. 1 and
up to 250,000 tons of material per year will be mined at Pit No. 5.
At the completion of mining, Pit Nos. 1 and 5 are proposed to be reclaimed as unlined
ponds with up to 3.6 acres of ground water exposed in Pit No. 1 and up to 6.8 acres of ground
water exposed in Pit No. 5. Both pits will be dewatered during pit operations. At Pit No. 1,
dewatering is proposed to be performed from June through August and Pit No. 5, dewatering is
proposed to continue throughout the life of the mining operation. RECEIVED
Office of the State Engineer MAR 14 2011
1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]
http://water.state.co.us Division of Reclamation,
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