2012-05-29_INSPECTION - M1985218

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Mr. Stephen Buechner Page 3 May 21, 2012 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL I hereby approve the proposed substitute water supply plan in accordance with §37 -90- 137(11). C R S , subject to the following conditions 1 This SWSP is approved with the effective date of April 1, 2012 and shall be valid through March 31. 2013 unless otherwise revoked or modified. If this SWSP will not be made absolute by a water court action by the SWSP expiration date. a renewal request must be submitted to this office with the statutory fee (currently $257) no later than January 1, 2013 2 A well permit was obtained for the current use and exposed pond surface area of the gravel pit in accordance with §37 -90- 137(2) and (11). C.R.S.. permit no. 45995 -F. 3. The exposed ground water surface areas, consumption of water. and river depletions due to operation of this plan may not exceed those listed in Tables 1, 2. and 3, unless an amendment is approved in advance by this office. Documentation of pond size may be required by the Division Engineer in the form of an aerial photo evaluation or survey by a Professional Land Surveyor during the plan year or in years covered by subsequent renewals of this plan. 4. Well Permit No. 66042 -F (1405128) shall not pump more than 1.0 acre -foot during the approval period without first submitting an amendment to the plan and obtaining a new permit 5 All releases of replacement water must be sufficient to cover depletions as given on the attached tables and as calculated monthly based on pumping of well permit no. 66042 -F (1405128) and made under the direction and /or approval of the Division Engineer. 6 Monthly accounting of water in this plan, including amount of exposed water, evaporation, meter readings, stream depletions. and replacement water deliveries must be provided to the Water District 14 Water Commissioner (Peter.Kasperstate co us) and Division Engineer (Div2Ground.Waterstate.co.us) on forms and at times acceptable to them. Said accounting must be received by the 10'' of the month following the month being reported. The name, mailing address, and phone number of the contact person who is responsible for operation and accounting of this plan must be provided on the accounting forms 7. In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 (copy attached) 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, or provide bonding for an alternative method to mitigate, the long term injurious stream depletions that result from mining related exposure of ground water. A source of renewable Tong -term replacement water sufficient to cover evaporative depletions has not been secured for this plan. In a letter dated April