PERMFILE125596

• Permit No: M1998101
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/30/1998
• Doc Name: RESPONSE TO RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION CONSIDERATION
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER
Division of Water Resources
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone [phone]
FAX [phone]
Response to Reclamation Permit Application Consideration
DATE: December 30. 1998
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TO: James C. Stevens, Senior Environmental Protection S ecialis[
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CC: Division 2 Office; District 15 Water Commissioner
FROM: Kathleen L. Sullivan
^sinn of Minerals & Geology
RE: Cesar Pit, File No. M-98-1 Ol
Operator: Tony J. Beltramo & Sons, Inc.,
Contact: Lloyd V."Buck" Barnhart, [phone]
Section 21 & 22, Twp 21 S, Rng 64 W, 6th P.M., Pueblo County
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Hal D. Simpwn
Stake Engineer
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL
® The proposed operation does not anticipate exposing groundwater. Therefore, exposure of ground
water must no[ occur during or after mining operations.
^ The proposed operation will consume ground water by: ^ evaporation, ^ dust control, ^
reclamation, ^ water removed in the mined product, ^ processing, ^ other:.
Prior [o initiation of these uses of ground water, [he applicant will need [o obtain either a gravel pit
or other 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
reques[a hearing before [he Stale Engineer.
® Other: The operation may intercept stormwater runoff within the pit, which may not be captured in
priority. See comments below.
COMMENTS: Mining permit application documents indicate planned mining to a depth of 6-20 feet. Well
permit data in the same sections (summary attached), show [he static water level at 7-28 fee[ deep, with
maximum well depths ranging from 16-46 feet. These data appear to indicate that groundwater may be
encountered during mining. Prior to exposure of any groundwater, the applicant would need an approved
augmentation plan and to obtain a well permit.
[f stormwater runoff is intercepted by the operation, and is not diverted or captured in priority, it must be
released to the stream system within three days. This may require a discharge permit from CDPHE-WQCD.
Otherwise the operator will need to make replacements for evaporation.
The applicant may contact the State Engineer's Office with any questions.