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iCOLORADO <br />Division of Water Resources <br />Dc�:;a *tm��nt , ^,° tv4:h *al Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 821 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />September 15, 2014 - - - 1ilEp <br />Robert D. Zuber, P.E., Environmental Protection Specialist SAN 5 2014 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety iION <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 DNISIONOFRECLAMA <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 MINING AND WVY <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -008) <br />Trench Drain Design Revision <br />Dear Mr. Zuber: <br />The Division of Water Resources has reviewed the New Horizion Mine (Permit No. C- <br />1981 -008) Trench Drain Design Revision. The application consists of a proposal to change the <br />connection used at the trench drain nexus and to revise the outlet location so the drain <br />discharges into the Pond 013 flume rather than into the pond. The surface coal mining <br />operation is located approximately 1.7 miles Northwest of Nucla in Montrose County <br />Please note that the site is located within an over appropriated stream basin. All surface <br />and ground water diversions in over appropriated areas must be made in priority or must be fully <br />augmented so as to not cause injury to senior water rights. Our records indicated that the site <br />operates pursuant to water rights and a plan for augmentation decreed in Water Court Decree <br />Case No. 10CW208. New Horizon Mine Pond No. 013 is decreed conditional for storage of <br />surface water, storm water runoff, seepage and wastewater tributary to Tuttle Draw, tributary to <br />the San Miguel River. The proposal indicates that the applicant is working to perfect this right. <br />So long as the applicant adheres to the decree and plan for augmentation laid out in <br />water court case no. 10CW208, this office has no objection to the application. Thank you for the <br />opportunity to comment on this project. If you have any questions, please contact me at this <br />office. <br />Sinc ely, <br />Ivan Franco <br />Water Resource Engineer <br />HIF: New Horizon Mines C- 1981- 008.docx <br />cc: Bob Hurford, Division Engineer, Division 4 <br />Steve Tuck, Water Commissioner, District 40 <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3581 F 303.866.2223 www.water.state.co.us <br />