2013-05-23_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981008

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JoEllen Turner Dear Mr. Klein: 970 -864 -7682 p.1 C= YA C, . We are again asking for your help. WFC and the Morgans have come to a settlement agreement that is not perfect, but we can live with because we want to go on with our lives. This mine has been here and operating since 1992, 21 years. In 21 years, DRMS has never done their jobs. They didn't even begin to learn any of the rules until I started a law suit. This settlement agreement is in fill compliance with all rules and regulations. First off, this is OUR property not DRIAS. AND because it is our property, we have given LANDOWNER consent to make a few chaages to OUR property and the reclamation of OUR property. It is amazing that so many properties have been changed from HISTORICALLY irrigated and cropped to DRYLAND because DRMS allowed it because it was with LANDOWNER consent. They are talking out of both sides of their mouths. It was OKAY to do this because WFC purchased the properties and decided that they wanted to dryland those properties and DRMS APPROVED all of this irregardless of how many objections were sent. They were ignored and throw7t in the trash. Now, that WFC and the Morgans have come to a very agreeable settlement and are willing to withdraw EVERYTHING, DRMS are fighting us every step of the way. WHERE WAS DRMS WHEN 146, 358 cubic yards of our BARX soils were stolen ? ? ?? VNIHERE was DRMS when no prime farmland investigations were EVER done ? ?? WHERE was DRMS when BARX soils werem being hauled to the power plant for fill dirt ? ?? Where was DRMS when NRCS was telling them that this was being done ALL WRONG ? ?? And now that we wnat to settle, they are MAKING UP RULES AS THEY GO. There are no rules or regulations that state the DEPTH of topsoil to be restored to DRYAND. THERE ARE NO RULES THAT SAY THEY CAN't use the soils from WFC "s property to fix our property. And these so called EXPERTS such as Marcia and Sandy don't even have a clue about irrigation or what these rules state. Marcia has it documented that WATER runs UPHILL. We need your help. If Vt'FC and the Morgans are willing to settle and this settlement agreement is in Pll compliance with the law and the ntles and regulations, then DRIv1S should be told to accept what we have accomplishend and let's go oil .with our lives. DRMS has no standing in what they are trying to prevent us #am dong. I am enclosing a copy of our settlement agreement. And by the way, they have it documented that 7 acres was RECLAIMED prior to 2008. According to the rules and regulations, ONCE ANY PORTION.OF PRIME FARMLAND HAS BEEN RECLAIMED AND FINAL GRADED AS THEY STATE IN THEIR PERMIT, THEN THE ENTIRE ACREAGE MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 10 years. Our soils have been stockpiled for 10 years. They began stockpiling our soils in 2003 and mining in 2004. If I have to, I have another attorney in Durango that is willitug to file charges against the STATE for non- compliance. I know my present attorney won't, but Mr. Goldman will. We want our soils put back and -we have given everything we are going to give. WFC, Mike Sorenson and the Morgans have worked endlessly to get all of these things worke3d out and DRMS has no right to keep us from settling. They told us from day one if we could work out an agreement and it followed the law, and rules and regulations, that they would BACK Its acid now they are backing all over themselves. Please see if you can't help us. They have the authority to folly and enforce those rules and regulations, MAKE them do it. Let's get this over with. It's been 6 years now. RECEIVED MAY 2 3 2013 OSM WR -ORD