2016-02-18_REVISION - M1977081

• Permit No: M1977081
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 2/18/2016
• Doc Name: Notice AR03
• From: DRMS
• To: Various
• Email Name: PSH
• Email Name: WHE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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February 5,2016
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 re-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 25`h 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. In a letter dated January 5, 2016, DRMS
released 76.41 acres of the 251h Avenue Site. This acreage is still included under the Greeley
West Pit permit.
Based on our discussions during the site inspection on December 10, 2015, we prepared the
enclosed "Request for a Partial Release of Permit Area" for the Greeley West Pit permit
(M-1971-081). The current permitted area is 203.13 acres, as described in the Reseonse to
Completeness Comments letter prepared by Blue Earth (March 16, 2012)during the 25` Avenue
Site amendment application process in 2012. From the Greely West Pit permit area of 203.13,
the City is requesting a release of 126.48 acres leaving only 76.65 acres permitted under
M-1977-081 (see attached exhibits). The remaining permit area will consist of two separate
parcels; one north of the Cache la Poudre River (38.49 acres) and one south of the river
(38.16 acres). Approximately 119.6 acres of the requested release area will remain under
the 25`hAvenue Site permit(M-2002-020).
In the inspection report from the December 10, 2015 inspection, you requested clarification of
the Greeley West Pit and 251h Avenue Site amendment area acreages. The Response to
Completeness Comments letter from 2012 included:
The total Greeley West Pit acreage not included in the 25'h Avenue Site amendment
application is 7.11 acres. The [25`h Avenue Site] amendment area is 197.51 acres.
These two areas add up to 204.62 acres, approximately 1.5 acres greater than the
existing Greeley West Pit permit area of 203.13 acres. However, the 25`h Avenue Site
amendment area also includes the "notch"property on the east side of the property,
an area of unknown size. The notch acreage and inaccuracies of the 295 acre
original permit area likely comprise the 1.5 acre difference in areas.
The 2012 251h Avenue Site amendment area included 197.51 acres, almost covering the
exact same ground as the Greeley West Pit permit area. In a January 5, 2016 letter, DRMS
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