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AGGREGATE <br />Mr. Tyler O'Donnell, Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety INDUSTRIES <br />Page Two <br />Land Reclamation Board hearing held yesterday <br />By e-mail dated August 25, 2015, Emily Hunt of Thornton communicated that Adams <br />County has been included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster <br />declaration for the State of Colorado. A copy of Ms. Hunt's e-mail and FEMA <br />Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration are enclosed for reference. <br />Ms. Hunt's e-mail further states that coordination with FEMA and the State Office of <br />Emergency Management will be required to design and repair damages and that a <br />separate coordinating and approval process will be required with the State and FEMA <br />relative to flood control mitigation improvements. Thornton is actively preparing a scope <br />of services and pursuing appropriate agency guidelines and approvals to standards that <br />will ultimately address the corrective action the Division seeks. <br />Thornton's initial meeting with FEMA is scheduled for August 27. As shown in the <br />Chronology of West Cooley Reservoir Flood Damage Related Events prepared by <br />Thornton, which was also included under AI's Exhibit 5 for yesterday's MLRB hearing, <br />the FEMA approval process can take considerable time. It is unknown when a flood <br />control mitigation plan that meets agency requirements and approvals will be available; <br />however, Al proposes to communicate with Thornton regarding its progress and will <br />either submit the required plan or provide a status update to the Division and request an <br />additional extension of time by September 30, 2015. <br />We appreciate your consideration in this matter. <br />Very truly yours, <br />Connie N. Davis <br />Land Advisor <br />Enclosures <br />cc: Tony Waldron (tony-waldron2state.co.us) <br />Wally Erickson (wally.erickson@state.co.us) <br />Timothy J. Flanagan, Esq. (t_flanagan@fsf-law,com) <br />