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land. The area is currently available to the public for both summer and winter recreational <br /> activities such as running,walking, snow shoeing and cross-country skiing. During the <br /> Division's inspections over the last year,the Division has noted recreational use of this area for <br /> by the public. The town of Hayden has provided a letter of intent to the Division, dated May 18, <br /> 2021. The letter states that the use of this area as recreational space is deemed acceptable by the <br /> Town of Hayden zoning designations and "will align with the intent of the Town to further <br /> develop and utilize the recreational area as part of our overall recreational master plan. The town <br /> has made sizeable plans related to the Rail Loop as well,this includes placing a dedicated budget <br /> line for the Rail Loop maintenance, contracting with vendors to manage weeds,repair fences, <br /> etc." <br /> HGL will be donating the property proposed to be designated as recreational to the Town of <br /> Hayden. HGL will not be releasing the land to the Town of Hayden until the proposed SL-2 <br /> bond release has been issued by the Division. The SL-2 bond release application is currently <br /> under review by the Division, and will not receive a proposed decision until after the issuance of <br /> PR-02. <br /> The Truck Loop Pond and the Rail Loop pond will remain as permanent structures. HGL will <br /> retain access to these ponds for required sampling as required by the active CDPHE discharge <br /> permit. The sediment ponds are no longer a part of the DRMS monitoring program. The ponds <br /> do not expose groundwater and are designed for the control of surface runoff. No water rights or <br /> augmentation plan are associated with these ponds. The monitoring well HGDAL3, an alluvial <br /> monitoring well, will be removed and abandoned by HGL prior to the approval of SL-02 or is to <br /> be transferred to the Town of Hayden. These changes have been reflected within the Loadout's <br /> permit application package (PAP). <br /> Description of the Environment <br /> The Loadout is located in Routt County, approximately two miles southeast of the town of <br /> Hayden, Colorado. The Loadout was originally a part of the Hayden Gulch Mine (CDRMS <br /> Permit No. C-1980-003), located approximately seven miles to the south of the Loadout. The <br /> permit for the Hayden Gulch Mine was terminated on October 23, 2006. Land use within and <br /> adjacent to the permit area include agricultural, rangeland, industrial/commercial,residential, and <br /> wildlife. Permit Exhibit 20-1 of the PAP identifies the PR-02 post-mining land use. <br /> The history of the Loadout's permit is listed below. <br /> Previous Permit <br /> - Construction of Loadout begins March, 1978 <br /> - Hayden Gulch Mine begins operations August, 1978 <br /> - Hayden Gulch Company submits application for reclamation <br /> Permit for Hayden Gulch Mine and Loadout December 16, 1980 <br /> - Division issues Permit No. C-1980-003 for Hayden Gulch Mine <br /> and Loadout January 4, 1981 <br /> - Permit No. C-1980-003 renewed January 4, 1987 <br /> 4 <br />