2015-10-26_REVISION - M1977081

• Permit No: M1977081
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 10/26/2015
• Doc Name: Request AR02
• From: City Of Greely
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: AR2
• Email Name: PSH
• Email Name: WHE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

blue earth
SOLUTIONS
October 20, 2015
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
Attn: Mr. Peter Hays
1313 Sherman Street; Room 215
Denver CO, 80203
RE: Partial Release Request for City of Greeley Permit M-1977-081 (Greeley West Pit)
Dear Mr. Hays:
The following information is being submitted on behalf of our client, City of Greeley, for
the Greeley West Pit (M-1977-081). As you know, there is a DRMS permit overlap related to
the old Flatiron and Lafarge Greeley West Pit permit (M-1977-081) and the 25th Avenue
Site (M-2002-020) permit. The Greeley West Pit permit was transferred to the City of Greeley
in 2012, so the City currently owns both permits. It is my understanding that you and Mike Hart
(Hart Environmental) recently discussed the Cottonwood Land and Farms, LLC (Cottonwood)
desire to maintain the portion of the Greeley West Pit permit on the land generally north of the
Cache la Poudre River and owned by Cottonwood.
In order to facilitate Cottonwood's desire, the City has prepared the enclosed "Request for a
Partial Release of Permit Area" for the Greeley West Pit permit (M-1971-081). Currently, the
permitted area is 203.13 acres, as described in the Response to Completeness Comments letter
prepared by Blue Earth (March 16, 2012) during the 25th Avenue Site amendment application
process in 2012. From that area, the City is requesting a release of 164.64 acres leaving
only 38.49 acres permitted under M-1977-081 (see attached exhibits).
The owners of the properties to be released are:
City of Greeley
1100 10th Street, Suite 300
Greeley, Colorado 80631
[phone]
Cottonwood Land and Farms, LLC
P.O. Box 229
Boulder, Colorado 80306
[phone]
In addition to this letter, a "Request for a Partial Release of Permit Area" is concurrently being
submitted for the 25th Avenue Site permit (M-2002-020). That release request is intended to
remove the 25th Avenue Site permit from the parcel of land that is mainly north of the Cache la
Poudre River (38.25 acres) and an additional parcel of land in the southeast corner of the site
(38.16 acres) also owned by Cottonwood. Therefore, following release from the 25th Avenue
Site permit, the 38.25 acre parcel primarily north of the river will still be under reclamation
responsibilities of the Greeley West Pit permit. The release request for the 38.16 acre parcel in
the southeast corner of the site, however, is for final release since it is intended to be removed
from both permits.
Blue Earth Solutions, LLC • P.O. Box 2427 • Fort Collins, CO 80522 • [phone]