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Ms. Angela Aldred, P.E. <br />Deere & Ault Consultants Inc. <br />600 S. Airport Road, Building A, Suite 205 <br />Longmont, CO 80503 <br />Plan Period: April 1, 2013 — March 31, 2014 <br />Dear Ms. Aldred: <br />PLAN OPERATION <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />February 13, 2013 <br />Re: Evans #2 Pit, 2012 -2013 Substitute Water Supply Plan Renewal <br />DRMS File No. M- 2000 -041 <br />SE1/4 Section 35, SW1/4 Section 36, T20S, R63W, 6th P.M., and <br />NW1/4 Section 1, NE1/4 Section 2, T21S, R63W, 6th P.M. <br />Water Division 2, Water District 14 <br />SWSP ID 2709 <br />MAR 1 2 2013 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />fining & Safety <br />We have reviewed your December 31, 2012 letter requesting renewal of the substitute water <br />supply plan for April 1, 2013 -March 31, 2014, in accordance with Senate Bill 89 -120 for a sand and <br />gravel pit (well permit no. 54064 -F, ID 1406561) owned by Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC /Morley <br />Companies and operated by Fremont Paving & RediMix, Inc. (Fremont Paving). The required <br />renewal fee of $257.00 for the 2013 plan year hasbeen received and given receipt no. 3658260. The <br />applicants shall be responsible for compliance with this plan, but the State Engineer's Office may also <br />pursue the landowner for eventual compliance. <br />This pit did not exist, and no ground water was exposed, prior to January 1, 1981. This plan <br />proposes to replace depletions to the Arkansas River that result from mining aggregate. There will not <br />be a concrete batch plant. Previous approvals prior to 2009 were for dry mining, with the only water <br />exposure consisting of dewatering trenches (0.3 acre), a collection area (0.1 acre), and a return trench <br />(0.1 acre). <br />In accordance with the letter dated April 30, 2010 from the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ( "DRMS "), all sand and gravel mining operators must <br />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. The <br />DRMS letter identifies four approaches to satisfy this requirement. According to April 19, <br />2011 and April 26, 2011 correspondences to DRMS from Ms. Angela Bellantoni and Ms. Joy <br />Focht, respectively, it appears that long term replacement water is planned to be provided <br />through a long -term agreement with AGUA that is in the process of being structured and <br />finalized. <br />Office of the State Engineer <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 - 866 -3581 • Fax: 303 - 866 -3589 <br />http://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 />RECEIVED <br />