PERMFILE60744

• Permit No: M2005044
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 7/26/2005
• Doc Name: response
• From: office of the state engineer
• To: harry posey
• Email Name: MAC
• Media Type: d
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
OFFICE OF THE STgTE ENGINEER s"
Division of Water Resources
Department of Natural Resources RECE! VED
1313 Sherman 5[ree4 Room 818
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone [phone] L 2 6 2005
FAX [phone]
www.watecstate.m.us ~ Division of Minaret and Geolo
Response to Reclamation Permit App~tcatton~onsideration
DATE: July 22, 2005
TO: ~ Harry Posey, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist
CC: Division 2 Office; District 67 Water Commissioner
FROM: Don West, P.E. /V,d~A//
RE: Hoffman Pit, File No. M-2005-044
Operator: Lincoln County
Contact: Don Blake 719/743-2337
Section 1Q, Twp 9S, Rng SSW, 6th P.M., Lincoln County
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Russell George
Executive Director
Hal D. Simpson, P.E.
State Engineer
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL
® The proposed operation does not anticipate exposing groundwater. Therefore, exposure of ground
water must not occur during or after mining operations. If stormwater is contained on-site, it must
infiltrate into the ground or be released to the natural stream system within 72 hours, or all work
must cease until a substitute water supply plan, or augmentation plan approved by water court, is
obtained. Reclamation plans must ensure water will not be retained onsite for more than 72 hours
unless an augmentation plan approved by water court is obtained.
^ The proposed operation will consume ground water by: ^ evaporation, ^ dust control,
^ reclamation, ^ water removed in the mined product, ^ processing, ^ other:.
Prior to initiation of these uses of ground water, the applicant will need to obtain either a gravel pit
or othei type of well permit, as applicable. However, prior to obtaining a permit, an approved water
supply plan or decreed plan for augmentation is required.
^ Prior to approving a well permit, the applicant must conduct a field inspection of the site and
document the locations of all wells within 600 feet of the permit area. The applicant must then
obtain a waiver of objection from all well owners with wells within 600 feet of the permit area or
request a hearing before the State Engineer.
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