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BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br /> Violation No. MV-2022-018 <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW,AND ORDER <br /> IN THE MATTER OF THE FORFEITURE OF THE FINANCIAL WARRANTY <br /> OF MARY VASQUEZ FOR FAILURE TO POST ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL <br /> WARRANTY WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE DATE OF NOTICE OF <br /> ADJUSTMENT, File No. M-2000-089 <br /> THIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ("Board") <br /> on October 19, 2022, to consider a possible violation by Mary Vasquez ('Operator"), <br /> cease and desist order, corrective actions, and civil penalties for failure to post <br /> additional financial warranty within sixty days of the notice of adjustment, file <br /> number M-2000-089. Patrick Lennberg appeared on behalf of the Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining and Safety ('Division'). There was no appearance on behalf <br /> of Operator. <br /> The Board, having considered the presentation, materials submitted, and <br /> having been otherwise fully informed of the facts in the matter, hereby enters the <br /> following: <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> 1. Operator holds a 110(c) reclamation permit for a 9.7-acre sandstone <br /> mining operation located in Section 5, Township 3 North, Range 70 West, 6th <br /> Principal Meridian, Boulder County. The site is known as the Perdue Pit. <br /> 2. The Division conducted an inspection of the site on June 6, 2022, and <br /> determined that, based on conditions at the site, the financial warranty was <br /> inadequate to reclaim affected lands. The Division sent the inspection report to <br /> Operator on June 22, 2022. The inspection report informed Operator that it had <br /> until July 6, 2022, to review and comment on the estimate prior to the Division <br /> issuing the financial warranty increase. <br /> 3. On July 8, 2022, the Division sent Operator a notice of Financial <br /> Warranty Increase, ("SI-01") requiring Operator to submit an additional $3,272.00 <br /> in financial warranty by September 6, 2022, sixty days from the date of SI-01. <br /> Mary Vasquez <br /> M-2000-089/Perdue Pit <br /> MV-2022-018 <br /> 1 <br />