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Mr. Stephen Buechner ,0 Applegate Group, Inc. 1499 West 120 Avenue, Suite 200 Denver, Colorado 80234 -2759 Re: Parkdale Projec = Substitute Water Supply Plan DRMS File No. 97 -054 Section 12, T18S, R72W, 6th P.M. Water Division 2, Water District 12 Approval Period: October 1, 2012 — September 30, 2013 Contact phone number for Mr. Stephen Buechner: 303 - 452 -6611 Dear Mr. Buechner: We have received your August 16, 2012 letter requesting the renewal of a substitute water supply plan ( "SWSP ") for a quarry and sand and gravel mine, known as the Parkdale Project, operated by Front Range Aggregates, LLC ( "Applicant "). The most recent SWSP approval letter was dated May 21, 2012, with an amendment to the 2011 -12 plan approved on August 8, 2012. The mine is permitted with the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety under File No. M -97 -054. The $257 renewal fee was paid and given receipt no. 3656650. PLAN OPERATION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES November 6, 2012 Office of the State Engineer 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303- 866 -3581 • Fax: 303- 866 -3589 http: / /wa ter.state.co.us John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director Dick Wolfe, P.E. Director /State Engineer RECEIVED 4 6 072012 Division of ReclamstlOf, Mining & Safety The Parkdale Project is located approximately 12 miles west of Canon City on the north bank of the Arkansas River. The operation consists of sand and gravel production and will impact the Arkansas River in the form of depletions due to evaporation and operational losses associated with mining; including dewatering, dust control, and water retained in product hauled off site. Mining above the groundwater table has been completed, and the Applicant will commence mining below the groundwater table during this plan period (October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013). All mining will occur in a dewatered state. The DRMS permit has been amended to show that mining will occur below the groundwater table, and the appropriate consumptive use percentages have been applied to the material mined from beneath the groundwater table. Mining at the site is estimated to continue for approximately 15 years. In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 (see 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 long term injurious stream depletions that result from mining related exposure of ground water. In accordance with approach nos. 1 and 3, you have indicated that a bond has