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RE: Acreage Release Request for Fort Lupton Sand & Gravel Mine, M-1999-120 Willow Lake phase and Deep Lake phase L.G. Everist requests release of the entire 51.20 acres of the Willow Lake phase, and 4.58 acres of the Deep Lake phase. These areas have not been disturbed or mined, and have remained in a natural, riparian state. In 2012, when L.G. ,Everist amended the Fort Lupton permit to include all these areas, we hoped to mine some of it, but we later realized that mining the riparian areas was not practical and so decided not to disturb it. Additionally, after completing our permit amendment with the DRMS in 2012, L.G. Everist annexed these properties (and more) into the City of Fort Lupton in 2013. In the Annexation Agreement with the City of Fort Lupton, L.G. Everist agreed to dedicate Willow Lake - otherwise known as Lot 3 of the Everist South Minor Subdivision - to the City of Fort Lupton by December 31, 2018, for the City's Parks and Public Lands. As part of the annexation agreement, the City of Fort Lupton wanted L.G. Everist to get Lot 3 released from the DRMS permit prior to the dedication and transfer of the property from L.G. Everist to the City. As mentioned above, the DRMS phase area boundaries of Willow Lake and Deep Lake are slightly different than the "Willow Lake" parcel areas legally described as Lot 3 in the Everist South Minor Subdivision. The north end of Lot 3 extends into the south end of the DRMS permit area known as Deep Lake. These areas are shown on the attached maps. Because these areas have not been disturbed by mining, there is no reclamation to be completed. Property markers and fences are present along the north, west and south borders to show the boundaries of the area to be released. Although the eastern parcel boundaries are across the South Platte River in some instances, L.G. Everist has always used the river to be our eastern-most boundary, and we have not affected or disturbed any of the property across the river. Parker-Adams phase - section east of Lupton Bottom Ditch L.G. Everist would like to release 8.44 acres of the 9.44 acres of the Parker-Adams phase that is east of the Lupton Bottom Ditch. This area has not been disturbed by mining operations and will not be mined. We need to keep 1 acre (of the 9.44 acres located to the east of the ditch) in the permit because it is a recorded easement for the access road on the east side of the Ditch - or more precisely, 30 feet from the centerline of the ditch to the east. When L.G. Everist amended the DRMS permit for the Fort Lupton Sand and Gravel site in 2012, we included the entire Parker-Adams property within the DRMS permit limits, but we never planned to mine this area, as can be seen in the Exhibit C-1 Mining Plan Map (2012) attached for reference. Since the 2012 permitting, this area has been legally subdivided and sold, so L.G. Everist no longer owns it. It makes sense to release the private properties (except for the easement area) from the DRMS permit. Attachments - FORM - DRMS Request for Full or Partial Release of Permit Area/Surety Reduction - MAP - Partial Release Area Map - showing the Willow Lake Phase, Deep Lake Phase, and the release area of the Parker-Adams Phase - Mining Timetable and Reclamation Timetable - revised tables are attached with the changes to acreage already incorporated - MAP - Exhibit C-1 Mining Plan Map (2012) attached for reference - PLAT - Everist South Minor Subdivision (4-page plat, recorded 2013) - Lot 3 is Willow Lake - Exhibit C (Property Description) and Exhibit D (Map of C) - showing the easement and lots east of the Lupton Bottom Ditch that are no longer part of the Parker-Adams phase and we do not own FL-DRMS-AcreReducReq-WillowLake&DeepLake&ParkerAdams-toES-Sep20l8.docx-Certified/Return Receipt 7016 1370 0001 0670 4126