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1/2/2018 <br />State.co.us Executive Branch Mail - Fwd: Bowie Resources <br />office concerning reclamation of the mining related property. My concerns were about removal of <br />the electric transmission line across the property I was considering and the appearance of the <br />property across the highway. I was assured by the person I spoke with in your office that the <br />property would have to be reclaimed within 2 years of cessation of mining activity. That included <br />all structures, improvements, service lines, re -grading of disturbed soil and return of the property to <br />agricultural/residential use. <br />Based on the word out of your office concerning reclamation, I purchased the property knowing <br />that Bowie Resources would be finished with mining operations very soon. <br />Now, over 2 years after cessation of mining activity, very little has happened concerning <br />reclamation of the property. Not only that but Bowie Resources has tried to pull off a maneuver to <br />avoid reclamation via land use change through the Delta County Board of County Commissioners. <br />Avoiding, or even postponing, reclamation of fouled land and maneuvers to leave the transmission <br />line across properties whose owners were promised removal of said lines is clearly in violation of <br />promises made to this valley by coal companies. Not only that but it clearly defeats the purpose of <br />state regulations, clearly exposes neighboring property to financial damage and risks that your <br />regulatory agency was set up to protect against. <br />I am appealing to you to deny any permit changes, regulatory favor, or amendments to Bowie <br />Resource's mining or reclamation plans until they clean up the mess left behind by past mining <br />activity. I am asking you to do everything in your power to force Bowie Resources to do the right <br />thing. I am urging you to protect the citizens of the North Fork Valley by requiring Bowie <br />Resources to reclaim the land and remove all infrastructure that was placed here for mining <br />activities. <br />Please respond with an update on where your office stands and what can be expected to happen <br />with this land that has not yet been reclaimed. <br />Thank you, <br />Tim Austin <br />41339 Hwy 133 <br />Paonia, Colorado 31428 <br />719-333-4146 <br />https://mail.google.com/mail/b/AAfm9zaKsiHkgJUycRl uxNvdORlxb5j6ncL2n2ej9Kr9MHuE1 JtY/u/O/?ui=2&ik=deb7fOcd20&jsver=1 QCYKmliAi4.en.&vi... 2/2 <br />