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Colorado Division • <br /> of Reclamation, <br /> Pr <br /> Summary <br /> Mining & Safety <br /> LAST CALL AT FRUITA <br /> Mesa County, Colorado — Fall 2009 <br /> Fruita No. 1 & No. 2 Mines PKA-10-1173 <br /> The main <br /> Project Location and Background drainage channel <br /> The Fruita Mine is an underground coal mine located down the fill was <br /> N. extended an <br /> approximately 10 miles north of Fruita in Mesa County, *.. <br /> additional 250 <br /> Colorado. The Fruita Mine is situated on private land but is 70 feet in the Spring <br /> surrounded by land managed by the Bureau of Land ' rte of 2009. <br /> Management. Fruita has become a popular destination for <br /> mountain bikers and outdoor enthusiasts. Several mountain 4 :y+ A catch basin was <br /> 4.0;10 installed between <br /> biking trails originate at the base of the Fruita Mine. the old channel <br /> ° <br /> and new channel <br /> A Coal Mining and Reclamation Permit was issued by the State segment to act as <br /> of Colorado in 1981. The mining operator did not fulfill their an energy <br /> dissipater. <br /> reclamation obligations, so in 1994 the State of Colorado, ilkor <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety revoked the Fruita <br /> permit and forfeited the financial warranty. The State of t. <br /> Colorado used the forfeited bond money to reclaim the site in <br /> 1996 and 2000. --�' <br /> In the Spring of 2009, the Division performed some • <br /> maintenance on site including extending the drainage channel, :, ► =,` <br /> placement of check dams in highly eroded areas, rock lining of �'" `" 044 <br /> the pond spillway and revegetation. A large summer rain storm <br /> deposited up to 3 feet of sediment in the pond and blew out amr � " <br /> w^ <br /> portion of the drainage channel and a number of the rock check <br /> dams. The Last Call at Fruita Project addressed maintenance on <br /> the site including repairs to the drainage channel, rock check ;r <br /> dams and revegetating areas that were struggling with vegetative <br /> cover and plant diversity. Additional Rock Armoring and extension of the drainage channel. <br /> The project was completed by RM2, Inc. operating out of <br /> Hotchkiss,Colorado. Land Owner: o i o a A D o <br /> Private,surrounded by BLM Land <br /> RECEAMATI(NV <br /> Construction Summary MIMING. <br /> General Contractor: F` <br /> Construction began on Wednesday October 21, 2009 with RM2,LLC <br /> equipment and materials being mobilized to the project site. PO Box 818 <br /> Work started in the main drainage channel fixing various Hotchkiss,CO 81419 <br /> portions of the channel washed out by the storm event. A DRMS Project Manager: <br /> settling basin approximately 20 feet wide and 30 feet long was Erica Crosby <br /> constructed at the transition between the new and old channel. Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining,&Safety <br />