2017-01-30_PERMIT FILE - M2016050

• Permit No: M2016050
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 1/30/2017
• Doc Name: Adequacy Review Response
• From: Parkerson Construction, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: SJM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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SAND & GRAVEL Email [e-mail]
RECEIVED
January 27,2017 ✓JAN 3 0 2017
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION
MINING AND SAFETY
Colorado Division of Mining, Reclamation and Safety
Attn: Stephanie Mitchell
Environmental Protection Specialist
1313 North Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
RE: C Road Pit 112 Construction Materials Response to Adequacy Review Dated 1/9/17
VZM-2016-050
Dear Ms. Mitchell,
Attached are Parkerson Construction, Inc(PCI) responses to the Adequacy Review letter dated January 9, 2017. Modified
Exhibits are also attached to this response.
(1) Rule 6.4.5(2)(f)(iv)-PCI has updated seeding method to indicate broadcast seeding and has doubled the rate per the
rule. Seedbed will also be roughened by dozer track when applying finish grade, which will create pockets for seed
and moisture to collect. This is a proven method to speed reclamation time in dry climates. Updated Exhibit E
Reclamation plan attached.
(2) Rule 3.1.10 (5)-Applicant has attached updated Exhibit E, reclamation plan that reflects mechanical method of
ripping and roughening slopes. Restored agricultural areas will be ripped, disced, and fertilized at rates appropriate
for agricultural production.
(3) Fuel will be stored on site in contained storage with pre-installed secondary containment attached to generators. In
the event detached storage is used, such storage will also have secondary containment. All United States
Environmental Protection Agency rules and regulations regarding fuel storage will be adhered to by PCI.
(4) PCI is applying for the ability to use and asphalt plant in the local permit process with Mesa County. If the use of an
asphalt plan is approved, PCI commits to submitting a technical revision to the Division for the type of use approved
by the local permit process. This use may or may not be approved, and the use may be temporary or permanent.
(5) The only permanent structure proposed on site will be a small scalehouse with truck scales.
(6) Local wildlife conservation office was contacted for wildlife concerns, and none were noted. Correspondence is also
attached. The cuckoo bird reference does not apply to this pit, as the pit boundary is outside the proposed cuckoo
bird critical habitat. In addition,the critical habitat is defined on the United States Endangered Species website as
follows: Yellow-billed Cuckoos use wooded habitat with dense cover and water nearby, including
woodlands with low, scrubby, vegetation, overgrown orchards, abandoned farmland, and dense thickets
along streams and marshes. In the Midwest, look for cuckoos in shrublands of mixed willow and dogwood,
and in dense stands of small trees such as American elm. In the central and eastern U.S., Yellow-billed
Cuckoos nest in oaks, beech, hawthorn, and ash. In the West, nests are often placed in willows along
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