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May 10, 2014 <br />Morgan Ranch <br />Nucla, Colorado 81424 <br />Mr. David Berry <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Main #: 303 - 866 -3567 <br />Fax #: 303 - 832 -8106 <br />Re: Topsoil Spreading Change <br />Dear Mr. Berry: <br />We are requesting placement of the mixed topsoil and A topsoil as one unit by calling them the <br />same topsoil. We observed the topsoil stripping and know the mixed topsoil is almost entirely <br />A topsoil. The soil tests also show that the mixed topsoil is almost identical to the A topsoil. <br />We want the mixed topsoil and A topsoil be treated as equal soils. We want the mixed and A <br />topsoil layers placed as one layer for these four reasons: <br />• Reduce compaction <br />• Less mixing of soil layers <br />• More timely completion <br />• We previously requested this change, but it did not get into the permit. <br />Reduce Compaction: One third of the B topsoil layer has been placed and the 34 inches of B <br />topsoil is far more compacted than expected. The B topsoil is dumped in place by end dump <br />trucks, rough graded by a bulldozer, and finished graded by a motor grader. We tried ripping <br />the B topsoil using farm parabolic rippers and they failed. We have had to use a D -7 bulldozer <br />with two ripper shanks prior to rock picking. The ripping and cross ripping does not break up all <br />the compaction and the compaction is even more pronounced in the damper topsoil. <br />Since the mixed topsoil layer at 7 inches thick and the A topsoil layer at 15 inches thick will be <br />placed using the same procedure, we know these layers will be even more compacted because <br />MORGAN REQUEST Page 1 of 2 <br />