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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES John W. Hickenlooper Governor Mike King May 3, 2013 Executive Director Dick Wolfe, P.E. RECEIVED Director /State Engineer W. Ivan Geer 4A i i' 9 2013 rand Junction Pipe & Supply Company P.O. Box 1849 Division of Reclamation, Grand Junction, Colorado 81502 Mining & Safety RE: Gunnison Rivers Gravel Pit Nos. 1 and 5, Substitute Water Supply Plan DRMS File No."M- 2009 -048 SE' /4 SE' /4 Section 28, T12S, R99W, and NE' /4 SE' /4 Section 33, T1 2S, R99W, 6th P.M. Water Division 4, Water District 42, Mesa County Approval Period: May 1, 2013 through April 30, 2015 Dear Mr. Geer: We have reviewed your letter of February 28, 2013 requesting approval of a substitute water supply plan ( "SWSP ") for the Grand Junction Pipe & Supply Company's ( "Applicant" or "GJPS ") Gunnison River Gravel Pit Nos. 1 & 5 operation in accordance with § 37 -90- 137(11), C.R.S. The applicant shall be responsible for compliance with this plan, but the State Engineer's Office ( "SEO ") may also pursue the landowner for eventual compliance. The required fee of $257 has been received (receipt no. 3659114). SWSP Operations The Gunnison River Gravel Pit Nos. 1 & 5 operation is proposed to consist of five gravel pits, all located within one contiguous mine area that is permitted under Reclamation Permit No. M- 2009 -048. Pit Nos. 2, 3, and 4 will be developed in the future and only Pit Nos. 1 and 5 are included in this approval. Pit Nos. 1 and 5 are located adjacent to the west bank of the Gunnison River as shown on the attached Figure 1. Pit No. 1 is located in the SE% of the SE% of Section 28, T 12 S, R 99 W and Pit No. 5 is located in the NE% of the SE% of Section 33, T 12 S, R 99 W. Well permit no. 74966 -F, which was issued March 29, 2011, for the operation of Pit Nos. 1 and 5 under the prior approved SWSP, has expired. An application for a new gravel pit well permit for this operation must be submitted to this office and the permit issued before any ground water is exposed under this SWSP. The anticipated mine life for Pit No. 1 is three years, assuming an operating period of 3 months per year and 22 days of operation per month. The anticipated mine life for Pit No. 5 is also three years, assuming an operating period of 10 months per year (typically January through June and September through December) and 22 days of operation per month. During the years of operation, it is anticipated that up to 70,000 tons of material per year will be mined at Pit No. 1 and up to 250,000 tons of material per year at Pit No. 5. At the completion of mining, Pit Nos. 1 and 5 are proposed to be reclaimed as unlined Office of the State Engineer ✓ 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 -866 -3581 • Fax: 303 - 866 -3589 http: / /water.state.co.us