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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES Ms. Angela Aldred, P.E. J,� Deere & Ault Consultants Inc. 1 1600 S. Airport Road, Building A, Suite 205 Longmont, CO 80503 Evans #2 Pit, 2012-2013 Substitute Water Supply Plan DRMS File No - 2000 -041 SE' /4 Section 35, SW' /4 Section 36, T20S, R63W, 6th P.M., and NW' /4 Section 1, NE' /4 Section 2, T21S, R63W, 6th P.M. Water Division 2, Water District 14 Re May 21, 2012 John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director Dick Wolfe, P.E. Director /State Engineer SWSP ID 2709 RECEIVE - Plan Period: April 1, 2012 — March 31, 2013 4AY 2 12 012 Dear Ms. Aldred: Division of Reclamation. Mining & Safetv We have reviewed your December 31, 2011 and letter requesting renewal of the substitute water supply plan for 2011, in accordance with Senate Bill 89 -120 for a sand and gravel pit (well permit no. 54064 -F, ID 1406561) owned by Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC /Morley Companies and operated by Fremont Paving & RediMix, Inc. (Fremont Paving). The required renewal fee of $257.00 for the 2012 plan year has been accepted under receipt no. 3653454. The applicants shall be responsible for compliance with this plan, but the State Engineer's Office may also pursue the landowner for eventual compliance. PLAN OPERATION This pit did not exist, and no ground water was exposed, prior to January 1, 1981. This plan proposes to replace depletions to the Arkansas River that result from mining aggregate. There will not be a concrete batch plant. Previous approvals prior to 2009 were for dry mining, with the only water exposure consisting of dewatering trenches (0.3 acre), a collection area (0.1 acre), and a return trench (0.1 acre). In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 from the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ( "DRMS "), all sand and gravel mining operators must comply with the requirements of the Colorado Reclamation Act and the Mineral Rules and Regulations for the protection of water resources. The April 30, 2010 letter from DRMS requires that you provide information to DRMS to demonstrate you can replace long term injurious stream depletions that result from mining related exposure of ground water. The DRMS letter identifies four approaches to satisfy this requirement. According to April 19, 2011 and April 26, 2011 correspondences to DRMS from Ms. Angela Bellantoni and Ms. Joy Focht, respectively, it appears that long term replacement water is planned to be provided through a long -term agreement with AGUA that is in the process of being structured and finalized. fir; J S L , Office of the State Engineer 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 - 866 -3581 • Fax: 303 - 866 -3589 http: / /water.state.co.us