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~ y) 'I'~ z <br />August 7, 2006 <br />1vt S,p. ~/-d. <br />~~~~ a_d~ <br />To: <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Rm. 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />A Deb E. Gonima <br />rom: <br />Marvm Moore (Regulatory Compliance Consultant) <br />For the Moffat County Road Department <br />1570 Ranney St., Craig, CO 81625 <br />(970) 824-9249 Email: marvinmoore1249Ca,msn.com <br />Deaz Deb: <br />~! <br />/~/'l7/ ~ OCJS <br />de5,~m <br />RECEIVED <br />~IG 0 g 2006 <br />rvision of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />I received copies of the July inspections; thank you. On behalf of the Moffat County <br />Road Department, I will respond to some of the discussions therein. <br />1). Tuttle Pit: Written verification ofpermission to leave timber along the easterly edge <br />of the permitted area. <br />I have enclosed a copy of Exhibit E-5 showing the tree storage azea in our original <br />reclamation permit application dated 12/28/91. Mr. Tuttle asked me to provide storage for <br />firewood so his sheep herders could use it. Since he requested the firewood area, and he <br />was notified by certified mail of the permit application on file in the Courthouse, and he <br />was notified by repeated Public Notices published in the local paper, I do not believe it is <br />necessary to trouble him for a written verification of this provision; he is not in good <br />health. <br />2). Powderwash Pit #66: Culvert across the ephemeral drainage. <br />Moffat County's legal access to the Powderwash Pit is County Road #66, which nuts <br />north and south in the western 1/3 of the permitted azea. The only access to the eastern <br />portion of our permit requires transportation across the drainage, whether it is a grade <br />crossing, amined-out gravel pit, a culvert, or all of the above. <br />The installation of any kind of crossing facility on this draw does not change the Mining <br />Plan or the Mining Plan Map. I have enclosed Exhibit C-3 and Exhibit D, which state <br />specifically that Moffat County intends to mine gravel on both sides of the draw, and we <br />leave open the options of mining across the draw, or developing a culvert crossing (if <br />necessary) under the Corps of Engineers' 404 Permit Rules. The DMG Rules and <br />Regulations clearly recommend that the applicant leave room for flexibility in the Mining <br />Plan and Reclamation Plan. <br />