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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DMSION OF MIN6)ALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Deparnrlenl of Naawal Rewuraea / <br />1313 Shaman 5l., Room 215 v <br />Deny. Colorado 80203 <br />rhone: (303) a663S67 <br />FAX: (303) Jf32~10a <br /> <br />Apri16, 2004 <br />Mr. Richard Coulson <br />Coulson Excavating Co., Inc. <br />3609 N. CR 13 <br />Loveland, CO 80538 <br />RE: Challenger Pit, Permit No. M-1985-026 <br />Technical Revision 03 v <br />Dear Mr. Coulson, . <br />COLORADO <br />DIV (SION OF <br />MINE~RA-LS <br />GEOLOGY <br />em owes <br />wrssdl C.eor~ <br />Eacvtlve Di¢cmr <br />xaaa w. crony <br />Divbion Direnor <br />Naexal'Reswme TneAee <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology received your Technical Revision Application (TR-03) to the <br />Challenger Pit, Permit No. M-1985-026. <br />Up13n further review of the application submitted by WSI Weiland, Inc., the .Division beBeeves the <br />reviised reclamation plan should be an Amendment to the Challenger Pit rather than a Technical <br />Relsion. The definition of Amendment as de~scnbed in the Construction Material Rules and <br />Re~ul ti ns `yneans a change in the permit or an application which increases the acreage of the affected <br />land, or which has a significant effect upon the approved or proposed Reclamation Plan." The <br />recllamation plan will be significantly revised under this proposed plan with the creation of a lined lake. <br />Coulson Excavating proposes to lino a 4acte lake with clay and elope at 2h:ly to store augmentation <br />water. This change is significant regarding possible impacts to the hydrologic balance, impacts to <br />aurroundirtg ProP~Y owners and the approved postmining land use. <br />Please resubmit this revision as a Permit Amendment Application. Applications for Amendments are <br />reviewed by the. Division in the same manner as applications for new permits and require a fee of <br />$1,938.00. Please instruct the Division if you would like the $188.00 Technical Revision application fee <br />retl3med, or applied to the cost of the Pemtit Amendment. in doing so, Coulson Excavating will need to <br />formally withdraw the request for the Technical Revision The withdraw notice must be received by the <br />I7lvisiori prior to ApriI29, 2004. If the notice is not received, titan the Division will have to deny the <br />application <br />If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 303-866-4943. <br />~~~, <br />~~ S-C~~ <br />En.ca Crosby <br />Environmental Protection alist / <br />cc: Carl Mount; DMG <br />Peter Wayland; WSI Weiland, Inc. <br />(Nate oI - oaiae of Coorado <br />Af)ned Land Reclarrrar)on Active and Irtacth2 Miner Geobgia! Survey <br />