2015-11-05_INSPECTION - M1985001 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M1985001
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 11/5/2015
• Doc Name: Response to Corrective Actions
• From: DRMS
• To: Nathan Barton, Jim Helmericks
• Email Name: LJW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

ISSUES REGARDING M1985-001 (J&J Pit, Glacier Gravel Products, 100c permit)
This report is submitted on behalf of Glacier Gravel Products, the operator of
M1985001, and Jim & Sharon Helmericks, landowners, and was prepared by
Nathan A. Barton, CE, PE, DEE.
This report discusses the original permit boundaries and size, and the location of
the power lines along the north edge of the permit.
1. Permit boundaries and size of permit and affected area.
a. Boundary descriptions.
The original application identifies the location as the E'/2, W Y2, SW 1/4, Sec 33
T34.5S, R9W, NMPM, but this is the parcel on which it is located: an addition to
the application (PERMFILE118997) clearly identifies it as the N'/4 of the above:
which would be described in a more standard manner as the NE '/4 of the NE '/4
of the SW 1/4 of Sec 33, using the Public Land Surveying System (PLSS).
This is shown on the map (Attachment 1).
b. Parcels.
The Helmericks own two parcels. The 9.9 -acre reclamation permit is on the E'/2,
W'/2, SW 1/4, Sec 33 T34.5S, R9W, NMPM , which is parcel number 566733300021,
and 39.46 acres in County records. They also own the parcel immediately to
the west, parcel number 566733300105, 17.58 acres. Because this is a
correction" section, the'/4-'/4-'/4 which is permit M1985-001 is not precisely 10
acres, but somewhat less (as discussed below), estimated as 9.865 acres
rounded to 9.9).
b. Permit size (27 June 1985 permit)
The original application for 110 (Limited Impact Permit) item 12 identified the
amount as "9 acres" (no decimal places), which matched the area listed in
Item 10 of the Wildlife Questionnaire. The Wildlife Questionnaire specified that
this did NOT include roads (and did not specify if those were new or existing
roads). The application form cautioned against "rounding up" to 10 acres in
any part of the application. However, this was clarified in discussions between
the Division and Board and the owner/applicant, and 9.9 acres was indicated
in the actual permit as issued. Existing roads and parking areas were not
intended to be included in the 9.9 acres, and it was to be located entirely in
the NE '/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW '/4 (all within Parcel 566733300021), and per
records is 9.9 acres in size.
c. Disturbances and Affected Land.
Prior to doing any mining or obtaining the reclamation permit, there were areas
disturbed on both parcels. These areas were used for access roads and
parking/storage of equipment and materials imported to this site for use on-site
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