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BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER <br /> IN THE MATTER OF THE 112C PERMIT AMENDMENT APPLICATION OF <br /> THE FARMERS RESERVOIR AND IRRIGATION COMPANY, LLC; File No. <br /> M-2024-057 <br /> THIS MATTER came before the Mined Land Reclamation Board ("Board") on <br /> July 16, 2025, for a hearing to consider the application of the Farmers Reservoir <br /> and Irrigation Company, LLC ("Applicant") for a 112c permit, file number M-2024- <br /> 057. <br /> Chris Girardi and Jared Ebert appeared on behalf of the Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining and Safety ("Division").1 Scott Edgar; Phil Lopez, Esq.; and <br /> consultants Heather Thompson, Lisa Shea, and Tyler Whorley of Ecological <br /> Resource Consultants, Inc. appeared on behalf of Applicant. Kim Coleman and Bill <br /> Caldwell (collectively Objectors) appeared on their own behalf. <br /> The Board, having considered the parties' presentations and testimony, <br /> and being otherwise fully informed of the facts in the matter, enters the following: <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> 1. After the Division inspected the site following a report of the off-site <br /> sale of sand dredged from the Milton Reservoir, Applicant filed an application for a <br /> 112c reclamation permit (the "Application"). The site, known as the Farmers Sand <br /> in Weld County, Colorado, is located in Section 15, Township 3 North, Range 65 <br /> West, 6th Principal Meridian. The Application proposes a sand operation with on- <br /> site sand processing of materials dredged from the Milton Reservoir. <br /> 2. The Division deemed the Application complete on December 16, 2024. <br /> 3. In accordance with Rules 1.6.2(1)(d) and 1.6.5(1) of the Mineral Rules <br /> and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for the Extraction <br /> of Construction Materials, 2 CCR 407-4 ("Rules"), the Applicant published the <br /> initial notice in the Greely Tribute on January 25, 2025, with the public comment <br /> period ending on March 7, 2025. During this period, the Division received 33 timely <br /> objections from 30 individuals. <br /> 1 The Division is staff to the Board and not a party to this matter. <br />