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Jared Dains <br />May 21, 2012 <br />be coordinated under the direction of the Water Commissioner. <br />6. Approval of this plan is for the purposes as stated herein. Any additional uses of <br />this water must first be approved by this office. If it is anticipated that the total <br />surface area exposed will exceed those amounts, an amendment will need to be <br />filed with this office prior to such expansion. <br />7. The applicant shall maintain daily records of all diversions, replacements, and the <br />amount of water used for each particular purpose. The applicant shall provide a <br />report of these records to the Water District 10 Water Commissioner <br />(Douq.HollisterAstate.co.us) and Division Engineer <br />(Div2Ground.Water @state.co.us) on forms and at times acceptable to them. Said <br />accounting must be received by the 10 of the month following the month being <br />reported. The name, mailing address, and phone number of the contact person <br />who is responsible for operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on <br />the accounting forms. Accounting forms are subject to modification and approval <br />by the Division Engineer (a proposed accounting form is attached). Flow rates <br />shall be reported in cfs, volumes shall be reported in acre -feet. <br />8. The approval of this substitute water supply plan does not relieve the applicant <br />and /or the landowner of the requirement to obtain a Water Court decree approving <br />a permanent plan for augmentation or mitigation to ensure the permanent <br />replacement of all depletions, including Tong -term evaporation losses and lagged <br />depletions after gravel mining operations have ceased. If reclamation of the mine <br />site will produce a permanent water surface exposing groundwater to evaporation, <br />an application for a plan for augmentation must be filed with the Division 2 Water <br />Court at least three (3) years prior to the completion of mining, to include, but not <br />be limited to, long -term evaporation losses and lagged depletions. If a lined pond <br />results after reclamation, replacement of lagged depletions from mining and <br />dewatering shall continue until there is no longer an effect on stream flow. <br />Page 4 <br />9. In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 (copy attached) from the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ( "DRMS "), all sand and <br />gravel mining operators must comply with the requirements of the Colorado <br />Reclamation Act and the Mineral Rules and Regulations for the protection of water <br />resources. The April 30, 2010 letter from DRMS requires that you provide <br />information to DRMS to demonstrate you can replace long term injurious stream <br />depletions that result from mining related exposure of ground water. <br />In accordance with approach nos. 1 and 3, you have indicated that a bond has <br />been obtained for $86,867 provided by Pioneer's original M- 1977 -174 mining permit <br />through the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ( "DRMS "). This bond is for <br />reclamation requirements under the current permit but may not be sufficient for <br />lining or backfilling the pit to ensure that depletions from groundwater evaporation <br />do not occur in the unforeseen event, or events, that would lead to the <br />abandonment of the Pit. Future SWSPs for this site will not authorize any <br />additional use of ground water until the Applicant provides documentation that a <br />bond sufficient to cover lining or backfilling of the pit has been obtained. <br />