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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />Response to Financial Warranty Reduction Request Consideration <br />DATE: December 31, 2012 <br />1 /1 - 0: Michael A. Cunningham, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />CC: Division 1 Office, District 3 Water Commissioner <br />FROM: Sarah Brucker, P.E. <br />RE: Glass Gravel Pit, File No. -1981-022 <br />Operator: Connell Resources, Inc. <br />Contact: Larry Johnson, (970) 223 -3151 <br />Sec. 3, Twp. 7 North, Rng. 69 West, 6th P.M., Larimer County <br />1 4EC3;2012 <br />Div v Oe Ci' f"llti.i0n, <br />Mining & <br />COMMENTS: The applicant has requested a financial warranty reduction for the Glass Gravel Pit from <br />$148,500 to $123,939.75 to reflect the costs to complete reclamation. Backfilling at the site in 2010 reduced the <br />exposed ground water surface area from 4.2 acres to approximately 2.3 acres by April 2012. According to the <br />financial warranty reduction request, the current area remaining to be backfilled is 1.67 acres. The site is <br />anticipated to be completely backfilled by June of 2014, at which time it will be reseeded with native vegetation. <br />The evaporation of exposed ground water from the Glass Gravel Pit (aka G.L. Pit) is covered under a substitute <br />water supply plan most recently approved on May 15, 2012. Well permit no. 42334 -F was obtained for the <br />current use and exposed pond surface area of the gravel pit. The current SWSP is valid through May 31, 2013, <br />and allows for the exposure of up to 2.3 acres of ground water at the site. The Glass Gravel Pit must continue <br />to be included in a substitute water supply plan until the site is completely backfilled and lagged depletions to <br />the stream system have ceased. <br />Based on the above, this office has no objection requested financial warranty reduction for the Glass Gravel Pit. <br />S CE <br />Office of the State Engineer �° <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 -866 -3581 • Fax: 303 - 866 -3589 <br />www.water.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director /State Engineer <br />