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Mr. Joe Kraig <br />Pioneer Sand Company, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 7650 <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80933 -7650 <br />eC ✓ <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 5 VA f <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />Re: Heit Sand and Grayel Mine, Substitute Water Supply Plan (WDID 0202598) <br />DRMS Permit No2003 -016 <br />Section 13, T2N, R67W, 6th P.M. <br />Water Division 1, Water District 2, eld County <br />Dear Mr.Kraig: <br />Approval Period: September 1, 201 i1 through August 31, 2012 <br />Contact phone number for Mr. Joe Kr pig: (719) 599 -8100 <br />We have received your letter dated Ju <br />referenced substitute water supply plan ("SW <br />gravel mining operation at the Heit Sand and <br />C.R.S. The required fee of $257 for the rene <br />3650723). <br />Plan Operation <br />August 4, 2011 <br />The Heit Sand and Gravel Mine (WDI <br />Engineer's Lining Criteria, approved by the <br />accordance with paragraph 21 of the Gener <br />Sand and Gravel Pits, the applicant is not r <br />with the mined product. For purposes of t <br />exposed ground water remains within the <br />depletions resulting from evaporation of the exposed ground water within the lined area. <br />Operational depletions at the site will consist of water used for dust control. Total depletions for <br />the Heit Sand and Gravel Mine during th period of this SWSP will be replaced by fully <br />consumable water leased from the City and ounty of Broomfield. <br />e 15, 2011 requesting renewal of the above <br />P ") to cover depletions caused by an existing <br />3 ravel Mine in accordance with § 37 -90- 137(11), <br />al of this SWSP has been received (receipt no. <br />0203038) was lined in accordance with the State <br />Division Office on June 24, 2009. Therefore, in <br />I Guidelines for Substitute Water Supply Plans for <br />s quired to provide replacement for water removed <br />is SWSP, you have conservatively assumed that <br />lined area. Therefore, this plan will account for <br />In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 from the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ( "DRMS "), all sand and gravel mining operators must comply <br />with the requirements of the Colorado Reclamation Act and the Mineral Rules and Regulations <br />for the protection of water resources. The April 30, 2010 letter from DRMS required that you <br />provide information to DRMS to demonstrate you can replace long term injurious stream <br />depletions that result from mining related exposure of ground water. The DRMS letter identified <br />four approaches to satisfy this requirement. Ih accordance with approach nos. 1 and 3, you <br />have obtained a bond for $1,050,152 through DRMS for lining or backfilling of the exposed <br />ground water. <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.w ter.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Govemor <br />Mike King_ Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director /State Engineer <br />RECEIVED <br />AUG 0 5 2011 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety <br />