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CCOLORADO <br /> DNR Division <br /> Mining ofand ReclamSafety at ion, <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> December 9,2024 <br /> Keith Woodring <br /> Las Animas County <br /> Road and Bridge Dept. <br /> 2000 N Linden Ave <br /> Trinidad, CO 81082 <br /> RE: Reason to Believe a Violation Exists and Notice of Board Hearing; Jolly Pit; Permit M-2012- <br /> 010 <br /> Dear Keith Woodring: <br /> On November 5, 2024 the Division conducted an inspection of the Jolly Pit(Permit M-2012-010)and found the <br /> Operator had affected an unpermitted area of approximately 0.25 acres. <br /> Based on the findings of the inspections we believe this is a violation of: <br /> • C.R.S. 34-32.5-116(4)(i)for failure to protect areas outside of the affected land from slides or damages <br /> occurring during the mining operations. <br /> Therefore,the Division has reason to believe that a violation exists to the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the <br /> Extraction of Construction Materials,C.R.S. § 34-32.5-101 et seq., and have scheduled this matter to appear <br /> before the Mined Land Reclamation Board(MLRB). <br /> A Formal Public Hearing before the Board has been scheduled during the January 15-16,2025 Board meeting. <br /> The hearing will be held at 1313 Sherman Street,Room 318, Denver, Colorado,beginning at 9:00 a.m. on <br /> January 15th or as soon thereafter as the matter can be considered. In order to be considered at the hearing, all <br /> exhibits, materials and witness testimony you wish for the Board to consider must be submitted by 5:00 PM on <br /> January 3, 2025 via email to the MLRB Administrator, Camille M. Mojar at: Dnr drms mlrb- <br /> submittals@state.co.us. <br /> If you have good cause not to appear in person you must submit a request to the MLRB to appear virtually (via <br /> ZOOM). To do so,please submit an email to the MLRB Administrator, no later than 5:00 PM on January 3, 2025 <br /> for Board consideration. If approved you will receive an authorization code to attend the meeting for this matter. <br /> Please note that only Parties and those who will be testifying may participate in the hearing. All other <br /> interested persons may observe the hearing via the MLRB YouTube Channel: <br /> https://www.youtube.comichannel/UCDrrA08bIPFlOwce-yHlfWA. <br /> If the Board finds a violation at this hearing, it may issue a Cease and Desist Order and assess a Civil Penalty in <br /> the amount of$100.00 to $1,000.00 for each day of violation,pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32.5-124(7).Pursuant to <br /> C.R.S. 34-32.5-124(6)(a), the Board may suspend, modify, or revoke the permit. If you have evidence indicating <br /> that the possible violation noted above does not exist or has been corrected, please provide it to the Division as <br /> OF COL° <br /> Physical Address: 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 �`` ,Ag/90 <br /> Mailing Address: DRMS Room 215, 1001 E 62nd Ave, Denver, CO 80216 https://drms.colorado.gov u 6,-�• 0 <br /> Jared S. Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Michael A. Cunningham, Director ** P ** <br /> 4 1876 <br />