INSPEC14058

• Permit No: M1979205
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 5/15/2002
• Doc Name: Corrective Actions
• From: Oldcastle SW Group Inc. dba United Companies of Mesa County
• To: DMG
• Inspection Date: 3/15/2002
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Grand .hurtlon, CO 81502
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Montrose, CO 81402 Norwood, CO 81423
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Dear Mr. Means:
In your Inspection Report of March 15, 2002 for the MMM/Chambers Pit (M1979-205) a
problem was cited concerning the exposure of groundwater at this site.
This letter is being submitted to describe the problem, clarify the situation and move
toward a solution. As you know, the Office of the State Engineer is charged with
administering SB 120. The regulations require that gravel pits that expose groundwater
after December 31, 1980, must put in place a water augmentation plan or substitute
supply plan for water that is lost to evaporation from the surface of any water body that is
created by the mining activity.
I want to divide my response into three parts:
A. The lake that has been created at the western end of the permit area.
B. The "Chambers Ponds No. 1, 2, 3 and 4" that were cited in the Ruling of the
Referee in Application 87CW279. District Court, Water Division No. 5,
Colorado.
C. Other active mining areas within this Reclamation Permit.
A. MMM Lake
The first Reclamation Permit (M-1977-120) for this site was issued to Mountain Mobile
Mix, Inc. of Frisco, CO (MMM). In 1978 this permit was expanded by MMM to include
an area to the east of the existing Reclamation Permit. The MMM application for
expanding their existing operation included two aerial photographs that show the pit as it
appeared at that time. A 1978 US Department of Agriculture aerial photograph also
shows the Mountain Mobile Mix pit at that time. These photographs show that there was
a pit in operation in 1978 and show the size and shape of the lake in existence at that time;
I do have an aerial photograph that shows the MMM pit near the December 31, 1980 date
when SB 120 requirements took effect. This photo was submitted as part of Exhibit G in
the Permit Amendment Application for this Permit. The photo was taken on May 3, 1980.