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• Permit No: M1998024
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 3/7/2003
• Doc Name: Response to Inspection
• From: B & B Excavating Inc.
• To: DMG
• Inspection Date: 3/4/2003
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

~`~~'~~~~~ STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman S[., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
March 4, 2003
Jason Burkey
B & B Excavating, Inc.
P.O. Box 1729
Edwards, Colorado 81632
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MI NING•SAFETY
Bill Owens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cottony
Acting Division Director
Re: Hidden Valley Pit, Permit No. M=1998=024, Financial Warranty Review and Erosion Control.
In an effort to ensure the financial warranty remains adequate to reclaim this site per the
requirements of the approved reclamation plan, DMG has updated the reclamation cost estimate.
Staff calculations estimate the costs to reclaim the Hidden Vallev Pit are sufficiently covered by
the current of S83.155.00 bond in place. Current conditions on site have not changed sufficiently
from the original estimate for disturbance within Stage A to change any of the original tasks. The
update reflects reductions for better equipment efficiency and increases for fuel and seed costs.
As part of the Warranty Recalculation, the inspection report from 6/19/02 was reviewed. It is
noted that topsoil stockpiles were not protected from erosion as required under Rule 3.1 .9. A
correction date of 9/27(02 was noted. To date, this Office has not received documentation that
the issue has been addressed. Please supply this Office with documentation that the problem
noted was corrected or scheduled for this spring. Failure to correct this issue by April 30th, 2003
may result in the matter being set before the Mined Land Reclamation Board for a formal public
hearing. If the Board finds a violation at this hearing, it may issue a Cease and Desist Order,
assess a Civil Penalty in the amount of 5100.OG to 51,000.00 for each day of violation, and/or
order the permit be suspended, modified, or revoked.
If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Minerals and Geology,
Grand Junction Field Office, 101 S. 3rd St., Suite 301, Grand. Junction, Colorado 81501,
telephone no. 970.241 .1117.
Sincerely,
G. Russell Means
Environmental Protection Specialist
Cc: Carl Mount, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, DMG /Denver (electronic mail)