2025-05-05_REVISION - M1999050 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: M1999050
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/5/2025
• Doc Name: Request For Acreage Reduction
• From: Blue Earth Solutions, LLC
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: AR2
• Email Name: JR2
• Email Name: AME
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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SOLUTIONS
April 29, 2025
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
Attn: Mr. Joel Renfro
1313 Sherman Street; Room 215
Denver CO, 80203
RE: Partial Release Request for Timnath Connell Pit(M-1999-050)
Dear Mr. Renfro:
The following information is being submitted on behalf of our client, Connell Resources, Inc.,
for the Timnath Connell Pit (M-1999-050). As you know, the Weitzel Road extension and right-
of-way (ROW) area is currently owned by the Town of Timnath and was previously released from
the Timnath Connell Pit permit boundary. Release of the Weitzel Road extension area effectively
divided the Timnath Connell Pit permit boundary into two parts, the mined and reclaimed area
northeast of the road (29.9 acres) and the active mining area southwest of the road (121.4 acres). This
partial release request includes the 29.9 acres northeast of Weitzel Road.
To facilitate Connell Resource's desire, we have prepared the enclosed "Request for a Partial
Release of Permit Area" form for the Timnath Connell Pit permit. Currently, the permit area is
approximately 151.3 acres, as specified in the 2024 permit amendment. Connell Resources is
requesting a release of 29.9 acres so that after the release, the Timnath Connell Pit permit area
will be approximately 121.4 acres. Although an acreage reduction is desired, no bond reduction is
being requested.
The owner of the property to be released is:
Connell LLC
7785 Highland Meadows Parkway, Suite 1
Fort Collins, Colorado 80528
[phone]
The release request area has been annexed by the Town of Timnath and is within the town's Regional
Commercial Zoning District. Being within the town's jurisdiction, code compliance for the property
requires continued weed control and stormwater management prior to, and during, development. As
specified in the 2024 permit amendment, current planning for the property includes residential
development.
Mining and reclamation in the release request area has been completed for more than two years, prior
to the 2024 Timnath Connell Pit Amendment No. 1 (approved by the Division October 1, 2024).
Therefore, as described in the pre-amendment permit, the backfilled site was revegetated with a self-
sustaining, native grass seed mix to stabilize the soils. The 2024 permit amendment changed the
site's final land use to include residential and industrial/commercial development and also changed
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