2015-05-14_HYDROLOGY - M1977151

• Permit No: M1977151
• IBM Index Class Name: HYDROLOGY
• Doc Date: 5/14/2015
• Doc Name Note: 4/1/2015-3/31/2016
• Doc Name: Substitute Water Supply Plan - Approval Period 4/1/2015-3/31/2016
• From: DNR Water Resources
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: PSH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
May 7, 2015 Dick Wolfe, P.E.
Director/State Engineer
Mr. Jared Dains, P.E.
Applegate Group, Inc.
1490 West 121" Avenue, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80234 RECEIVED
Re: Greeley Pit Substitute Water Supply Plan (WDID 0302545)
Greeley Pit, DRMS Permit No. M-1977-151 (WDID 0303034) vflQY 14 2015
Section 36, T6N, R66W and Section 31, T6N, R65W, 6th P.M.
Water Division 1, Water District 3, Weld County DIUISIONOFRECLAMATCON;
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Approval Period: April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016
Contact Phone Number for Mr. Dains: 303-452-6611
Dear Mr. Dains:
We have received your letter dated March 20, 2015, requesting renewal of the above -
referenced substitute water supply plan ("SWSP") on behalf of R.M. Hiner Construction Co., Inc.
("Hiner" or "Applicant"). This SWSP is requested in accordance with 5 37-90-137(11), C.R.S., to
cover depletions caused by an existing sand and gravel mining operation. The required fee of $257.00
for the renewal of this substitute water supply plan has been submitted (receipt no. 3668896). The
most recent substitute water supply plan was approved on March 31, 2014 for operations through March
31, 2015.
SWSP Operations
The Greeley Pit (well permit no. 74638-F, WDID 0303034) is located in the NE'/ of Section 36,
Township 6 North, Range 66 West and the NW'/a of Section 31, Township 6 North, Range 65 West of
the 6th P.M., as shown on the attached Figure 1 (Vicinity Map). Hiner does not plan on mining or
dewatering the pit during this plan period, therefore depletions during this plan period will be
limited to evaporation and dust control use. Out -of -priority depletions from past and projected use
at the Greeley Pit will be replaced with a combination of Hiner's ownership of 3.0 shares in the
Greeley Irrigation Company and teases with the Bucklen Equipment Co., Inc. and the City of Aurora.
Depletions
During this plan period, consumptive use at the Greeley Pit will consist of evaporation from
exposed surface area and water used for dust control.
Net evaporative depletions were calculated using a gross annual evaporation of 45 inches
from the exposed water surface, with a credit of 9.81 inches for effective precipitation. The current
exposed surface area at the site is 71.8 acres. Pursuant to 5 37-90-137(11)(b), C.R.S. and 2009CW49,
a gravel pit operator or property owner does not need to replace depletions that occur due to
evaporation from ground water exposed prior to January 1, 1981 as a result of open mining of sand
and gravel ("pre -81 areas"), regardless of whether mining continued after December 31, 1980. This
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