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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES S' A _ P DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES Mr. Jared Dains, E.I. Applegate Group, Inc. 1499 West 120 Ave., Suite 200 Denver, CO 80234 -2759 December 31, 2012 Re: Loloff Substitute Water Supply Plan (WDID 0302524) Loloff Pit, DRMS Permit NoviQ1- 1985 -112 (WDID 0303012) Section 4, T5N, R65W, 6th P.M. Water Division 1, Water District 3, Weld County Dear Mr. Dains: Office of the State Engineer 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 - 866 -3581 • Fax: 303 - 866 -3589 www.water.state.co.us John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King Executive Director Dick Wolfe, P.E. Director /State Engineer d Approval Period: January '1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 Contact Phone Number for Mr. Dains: 303 - 452 -6611 '9 f 2 913 Div. t;i FOR. ylu: & Szjc,!I' We have reviewed your letter dated November 13, 2012 requesting approval of a substitute water supply plan ( "SWSP ") on behalf of Loloff Construction, Inc. ( "Loloff' or "Applicant ") to cover depletions caused by an existing gravel pit operation. This site was previously covered under the combined SWSP for Aggregate Industries ( "Al "); however a separate SWSP was obtained by Loloff for the site in 2008. The required renewal fee of $257 (receipt no. 3652993) has been received. SWSP Operations The Loloff Pit is a gravel pit operation located in the SEY4 of the NW%4 of Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 65 West of the 6 P.M., in Weld County. This SWSP will make replacements to the Cache La Poudre River for depletions resulting from mining operations during the 2013 plan year, and for lagged depletions from past operations at the Loloff Pit. Consumptive uses at the Loloff Pit site include evaporative losses from exposed ground water within the permit boundaries, and operational uses. No mining occurred in 2012 however the operator anticipates that the site will be mined below the water table during 2013; therefore the amount of exposed ground water is expected to slightly increase during the approval period. Well permit no. 74793 -F has been issued for the site. The replacement sources proposed to be utilized in this SWSP are leases with the Platte River Power Authority and the Graham Drainage Ditch Company. 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 long term injurious stream depletions that result from mining related exposure of ground water. The Loloff Pit is not in compliance with this requirement. On February 2, 2012 DRMS sent a letter to Loloff Construction outlining two options to bring the pit into compliance through raising the bond amount over a three year period. The 2012 SWSP provided that future SWSPs will not be