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PUBLIC NOTICE <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to reduce the inspection frequency for the <br />Fruita No. 1 and No. 2 Mines (File No. C-81-015) from an average of 12 inspections per year to a <br />minimum of 4 inspections per year, one per quarter. <br />The Fruita No. 1 and No. 2 Mines is an abandoned, bond forfeited underground coal mine located in <br />Mesa County, approximately 12 miles north of Fnrita, at the base of the Bookcliffs. The mine site <br />is located within the NW1/4NVJ1l4 Section 29, and NE1J4 Section 30; Township 8 South, Range 101 <br />West of the 6th Principal Meridian. <br />The surface disturbance azea at the mine site is approximately 12 acres, with a total affected area <br />(including underground workings) of approximately 16 acres. <br />The Division is proposing to reduce the inspection frequency because the site has been largely <br />reclaimed, and poses no imminent threats to public health and safety, or significant environmental- <br />harms to land, air, or water resources. Site conditions generally change very little from month to <br />month. Quarterly inspections will be sufficient to monitor success of vegetation establishment and -~ <br />identify developing problems which may require maintenance. Remaining forfeited bond funds in the <br />amount of $28,349.00 aze available for remedial measures, or site maintenance, if deemed necessary. <br />This decision is based on a complete inspection and a written finding as required by Rule 5.02.2(8)(a) <br />of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the <br />regulations promulgated thereunder. Copies of the written finding are on file for public inspection at <br />the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman <br />Street, Denver, Colorado 80203; at the Division's Grand ]unction Field Office, 2148 Broadway #C-5, <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81503; and at the Mesa County Clerk's Office, 6th and Rood, Grand <br />Junction. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed reduced inspection <br />frequency may submit written comments to Dan Mathews, at the Division's Grand Junction Field <br />Office, within thirty (30) days of publication of this notice. <br />