2018-12-14_PERMIT FILE - M1996049

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V Capital1-2 Summit pkG" 14 18 December 7,2018 ° RIc� AA(D�,g,��,ON Mr. Russ Means Mineral Program Manager Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Mr. Eric Scott Field Engineer/Inspector Mineral Program Manager Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Re: Mining Permit M1996-049,Kilgore LLC dba Peak Materials,Maryland Creek Ranch Aggregate Mine,Request for Party Status and Other Actions Gentlemen: As we informed the Dept. of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DRMS) in our August 17, 2018 letter, Summit Capital, LLC manages the Eagle's Nest Mountain Ranch near Silverthorne, Colorado and is the agent for Eagle's Nest Mountain Ranch, LLC, owner of the ranch. Summit Capital has recently corresponded with DRMS, with the Colorado Dept. of Water Resources (DWR), and with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)regarding adverse impacts from mining by Peak Materials operation at Maryland Creek Ranch Mine. On November 6, 2018, a letter was sent from Steffens and Associates, Inc. on behalf of Summit Capital and the owner to DWR (copying DRMS and USACE) regarding Peak Materials' 2019-20 Substitute Water Supply Plan (SWSP) that included a dewatering mining method by Peak Materials, even though Peak Materials' current DRMS permit only allows for wet mining. We requested DWR to address three issues in their review of the proposed SWSP and the underlying well permit that supports the SWSP. All of those issues relate to the adverse effects of mining on the Love Pit Wetland located east of Peak Materials' operations and directly across Colorado Highway 9 from the mine. The Love Pit Wetland was constructed as part of P.O. Box 610 • Littleton, CO 80160 • 003) 536-5408 • Fax f303) 459-6571