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RECEIVE,) <br /> MAR I s 2019 <br /> MSOV OF C�� <br /> Greg Lewicki And Associates, PLLC E1� <br /> 337i W.Powers Circle Phone:(720)842-5321 Fax(303)346-6934 <br /> Littleton,CO 80123 E-mail:info(g-,iewicki.biz <br /> March 12, 2019 <br /> •APeter Hayes <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman St, Rm 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> RE: Empire Aggregate, Inc.; Douglas Mountain Mie; M-2018-016; 112c Permit <br /> Application Amendment(AM-01)Adequacy Review <br /> The following is the response of Empire Aggregate, Inc. to your adequacy comments dated <br /> January 8, 2019. Each of the comments is addressed below,with revised permit pages and maps <br /> attached to this letter. <br /> Comments and Objections <br /> 1. The Division received state agency comments from the Division of Water Resources, the <br /> Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and the Army Corps of Engineers for the <br /> application amendment. The letters are attached for review. Please address the comments <br /> noted in the original application and amendment application letters and revise the <br /> application amendment accordingly. <br /> The applicant acknowledges the comments from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Office <br /> of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. <br /> Empire Aggregates, Inc. also acknowledges the comments from the Colorado Division of Water <br /> Resources, and will provide proof of legal water access, including any necessary well permits <br /> and water leases or purchasing agreements to DRMS prior to operations commencing. <br /> Furthermore, Empire Aggregates, Inc. acknowledges that mining operations cannot commence <br /> until all applicable federal, state, and local permits are in place. <br /> 2. The Division sent the Applicant copies of all timely objections received for the original <br /> application and application amendment. Please inform the Division how the Applicant <br /> intends to address the jurisdictional issues raised by Objectors. <br /> The objections to the Douglas Mountain Ranch Mine reclamation permit application roughly fall <br /> into the following categories: wildlife impact concerns, surface water impact concerns, ground <br /> water impact concerns,water supply concerns, reclamation plan concerns, land use concerns, air <br /> pollution concerns,traffic concerns, and other general community concerns (ex: impact on <br /> property values). Of those categories, only five are within the jurisdiction of DBMS and the <br /> Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board; the remaining categories are outside of DRMS and <br /> MLRB jurisdiction. The table below breaks out the concerns and the applicable jurisdictions. <br /> DMR Mine AM-01 1 Greg l.ewkki and Associates.PLLC <br />