2015-11-09_REVISION - M2002020

• Permit No: M2002020
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 11/9/2015
• Doc Name: Notices AR02
• From: DRMS
• To: Various
• Type & Sequence: AR2
• Email Name: PSH
• Email Name: AME
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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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 25th Avenue Site (M-2002-020)
Dear Mr. Hays:
The following information is being submitted on behalf of our client, City of Greeley, for
the 25th Avenue Site (M-2002-020). 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 25th Avenue Site permit (M-2002-020). Currently, the
area for this permit is 286.67 acres, as determined in the 2012 permit amendment. The City is
requesting a release of 76.41 acres from the 25th Avenue Site permit. In addition to
the 38.25 acres owned by Cottonwood north of the Cache la Poudre River, the release request
includes the 38.16 acre parcel of land also owned by Cottonwood in the southeast corner of the
permit area (see attached exhibits). After the release, the 25th Avenue Site permit area will be
210.26 acres.
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 Greeley West Pit permit (M-1977-081). That release request is intended to
reduce the Greeley West Pit permit boundary to only include the parcel of land that is mainly
north of the Cache la Poudre River. 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
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