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Mr. Peter Wayland <br />V'Veiland, Inc. <br />525 3 Avenue, Suite 211 <br />Longmont, Co 80501 <br />Re: <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />December 31, 2012 <br />d <br />Gardels Su itu <br />bstte Wate SuP Ev Plan (WDID 0402547) <br />Gardels Pit, DRMS Permit No. M-2005 -033 (WDID 0403019) <br />Section 19, T5N, R68W, 6th P.M. <br />Water Division 1, Water District 4, Weld County <br />Approval Period: October 1, 2012 through October 31, 2014 <br />Contact Phone Number for Mr. Peter Wayland: 303 - 532 -0951 <br />P'l e, <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director /State Engineer <br />RECEIVED <br />JAN 02 201; <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety <br />Dear Mr. Wayland: <br />This letter is in response to your application of November 22, 2011 and September 28. <br />2012 requesting approval of a substitute water supply plan ( "SWSP ") for a sand and gravel pit <br />owned and operated by Coulson Excavating Company, Inc. ( "Coulson" or "Applicant ") in <br />accordance with Section §37 -90- 137(11), C.R.S. The Applicant shall be responsible for <br />compliance with this plan. The required fee of $257 for the substitute water supply plan has been <br />submitted (receipt no. 3653131A). <br />Plan Operation <br />This plan seeks to replace depletions resulting from mining at the Gardels Gravel Pit <br />( "Gardels Pit"). Gardels Pit is located in the N1/2 of Section 19, Township 5 North, Range 68 <br />West of the 6 P.M. Mining at this site began in 2004 and by 2006 was completed. The site is <br />currently undergoing final reclamation. The west cell has been lined and was approved as a <br />lined reservoir (WDID 0403396) by the State Engineers Office through a letter dated October 4, <br />2012. Approximately 9.39 acres of exposed ground water remain within the DRMS permit <br />boundary. There are no ground water areas within the DRMS permit boundary that were <br />exposed prior to January 1, 1981. This SWSP only covers the evaporative losses from the <br />exposed ground water associated with the Gardels Pit. <br />In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 (copy attached) from the Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ( "DRMS "), all sand and gravel mining operators <br />must comply with the requirements of the Colorado Reclamation Act and the Mineral Rules and <br />Regulations for the protection of water resources. The April 30, 2010 letter from DRMS <br />requires that you provide information to DRMS to demonstrate you can replace long term <br />injurious stream depletions that result from mining related exposure of ground water. In <br />accordance with approach nos. 1 and 3, you have indicated that a bond has been obtained for <br />$291,800 through the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ( "DRMS ") for lining of the pit <br />thus ensuring that depletions from groundwater evaporation do not occur in the unforeseen <br />event, or events, that would lead to the abandonment of the Pit. Information has not been <br />submitted to our office to verify that this bond is sufficient to cover the cost of lining or <br />Office of the State Engineer p„: ©� <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 - 866 -3581 • Fax: 303 - 866 -3589 <br />www.water.state.co.us <br />