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MCATEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY <br />dba McAtee Paving Company • Sterling Redi Mix Company • Green Bros. Ready Mix <br />P.O. Box 1908 • Sterling, Colorado 80751 <br />Phone: 970-522-3647 • Fax: 970-522-9725 <br />October 24, 2013 <br />Mr. Tom Kaldenbach <br />Minerals Section <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />1313 Sherman St, #215 <br />Denver, CO 20203 <br />RECEIVED <br />Dear Mr. Kaldenbach; OCT 28 2013 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />RE: Riverside Pit - M- 1976 -056 Mining & Safety <br />Flood Status <br />This letter is an explanation of the current status of the <br />conditions in the Lake Robert area of the Riverside Pit. On <br />September 16, 2013 the South Platte River Flood of 2013 reached <br />Sterling and at some point south of the mine began to leave the river <br />channel and flood the west bank. From what we can determine it <br />entered the Low -line Ditch at their diversion structure, flowed down <br />the ditch for a short distance and then blew out the east ditch bank <br />dumping water on to the property to the south of the mine. It flowed <br />across this property and eventually entered the mine on the south <br />end of Lake Robert, exited out the north end and flowed along the <br />railroad embankment back to the main river channel. It has now been <br />more than a month and the river is still flowing thru the eastern <br />part of the mine area. <br />Review of a 2009 inspection by the Division indicates that the <br />bank slopes around Lake Robert were stabilized and vegetated. The <br />pictures with the report show the area in questions. All of the above <br />An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer <br />