2014-07-24_PERMIT FILE - M2014024

• Permit No: M2014024
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/24/2014
• Doc Name: Decision Letter- PW Request
• From: DRMS
• To: Weld County Public Works
• Email Name: PSH
• Email Name: TAK
• Email Name: BJC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources 4
1313 Sherman St.,Room 215 rVRECLAMATION
O L O R A D O
IV I S I O N OF
Denver,Colorado 80203 Phone:[phone] MINING
FAX:[phone] _
SAFETY
John W.Hickenlooper
Governor
PERFORMANCE WARRANTY Mike King
Executive Director
Virginia Brannon
Director
Operator: Weld County Public Works
Operation: Koskie Pit
Permit No: M-2014-024
This form has been approved by the Mined Land Reclamation Board pursuant to sections 34-32-117,
C.R.S., of the Mined Land Reclamation Act and 34-32.5-117, C.R.S., of the Colorado Land
Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. Any alteration or modification of this
form, without approval by the Board shall result in the financial warranty being invalid and result in
the voiding of any permit issued in conjunction with such invalid financial warranty and subject the
operator to cease and desist orders and civil penalties for operating without a permit pursuant to
sections 34-32-123, C.R.S., of the Mined Land Reclamation Act and 34-32.5-123, C.R.S., of the
Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,THAT:
WHEREAS, the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 34-32-101 et seq. (the"Act"), as
amended, and the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials,
C.R.S. 34-32.5-101 et M. (the "Act"), as amended, provides that no permit may be issued under the Act
until the Mined Land Reclamation Board (the 'Board") receives a performance warranty (or warranties)
that is a written promise to comply with all applicable requirements of the Act.
WHEREAS, Weld County Public Works (the "Operator"), has applied for a pen-nit to conduct a
mining operation known as Koskie Pit (the "Operation") on certain lands in Weld County, Colorado.
These lands are described in the permit application, as amended and supplemented, and are referred to
herein as the "Affected Lands".
WHEREAS, in its application for the permit, the Operator has agreed to be bound by all
requirements of the Act and all applicable rules and regulations of the Board, as amended from time to
time.
WHEREAS, the Board has determined, in accordance with the Act, that the estimated costs of
reclamation with regard to those affected lands in Weld County which are now or may become subject to
the permit are those amounts for the stated periods of time as set forth in the financial warranty, which
may be amended from time to time to reflect revised estimates of said costs of reclamation.
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