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DATE: <br />TO: <br />CC: <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />Response to Financial Warranty Reduction Request Consideration <br />October 4, 2011 <br />Michael A. Cunningham, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division 1 Office, District 3 Water Commissioner <br />FROM: Sarah Brucker, P.E. Y .., <br />RE: Glass Gravel Pit, File No. M- 1981 -022 <br />Operator: Connell Resources, Inc. <br />Contact: Larry Johnson, (970) 223 -3151 <br />Sec. 3, Twp. 7 North, Rng. 69 West, 6th P.M., Larimer County <br />COMMENTS: The applicant has requested to reduce the performance and financial warranties for the Glass <br />Gravel Pit from $148,500 to $79,626. The site has 1 acre remaining to be backfilled, which is anticipated to be <br />completed by June of 2012. The applicant has provided a breakdown of estimated reclamations costs. This <br />office has no objection to the proposed financial warranty reduction. <br />Evaporative depletions from the 1 acre of exposed ground water at the site are currently replaced pursuant to an <br />approved substitute water supply plan, valid through May 31, 2012. If the ground water pond has not been <br />completely backfilled and lagged depletions to the stream system have not ceased by the plan's expiration date, <br />a renewal request must be submitted to this office with the statutory fee (currently $257) no later than April 15, <br />2012. <br />OCT 0 4 20 <br />Division of Rec:;-. <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 <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director /State Engineer <br />