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- ? cis L <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br /> <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />August 11, 2008 <br />Melanie Lawrence <br />.? Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc. <br />2000 Clay Street, Suite 300 <br />Denver, Colorado 80211-5119 <br />Re: S&H Mine Grav Pit, Substitute Water Supply Plan <br />DMG File No.2000-158 <br />Section 35, T4N, R67W, 6th P.M. <br />Water Division 1, Water District 2 <br />Approval Period: January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 <br />Contact phone number for Ms. Melanie Lawrence: 303-455-9589 <br />Dear Ms. Lawrence: <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director <br />RECEIVED <br />'16UG Z008 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />We have received your letter of December 18, 2007, requesting renewal of the above <br />referenced substitute water supply plan ("SWSP") to cover depletions caused by an existing <br />gravel mining operation. In addition we have reviewed your amendment submitted on January 14, <br />2008. The required fee of $257.00 for the renewal of this substitute supply plan has been <br />submitted (receipt no. 3624249). The original supply plan was approved on April 30, 2001 and <br />was most recently renewed on January 2, 2007. <br />Plan Operation <br />This plan seeks to replace depletions resulting from mining at the S&H Mine Gravel Pit <br />("S&H Pit") (WDID 0203036) operated by Platte Sand and Gravel LLC ("Applicant"). The <br />depletions that result from the mining operation are evaporation and dust suppression. The <br />Applicant has obtained well permit no. 65464-F for the mining operation. <br />During 2006, the Applicant began construction of a slurry wall liner around Sharkey's <br />Reservoir, as shown in attached Figure 1. The liner has been completed and based on a letter <br />dated November 16, 2007 from Jana Ash, the pit has been lined to the design standard <br />referenced in the August 1999 State Engineer Guideline for Lining Criteria for Gravel Pits. For <br />this plan period all mining will occur from within the approved liner, therefore, the applicant will not <br />be required to augment for water lost in mined product. The water confined within the slurry wall <br />liner will be pumped directly to the South Platte River to allow dry mining. <br />The proposed replacement source is fully consumable water leased from the City of <br />Longmont and water stored in priority within Sharkey's Reservoir. <br />Office of the State Engineer <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303-866-3581 • Fax: 303-866-3589 <br />www.water.state.co.us