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~~ <br />2273 Rive Road, P.O. Boz 3609 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81502 <br />(970) 243-4900 <br />FAX: (970)293-5945 <br />June 14, 2002 <br />RE~'EA~~® <br />JUN 2 q 2002 <br />DIYI51000(Mjnn~)+~/.o„~„BY 1300 <br />21830 Huy. 550 BadR. Y R`JV'J'~ County Road 447N, P.O. Box 928 <br />MaaGOSe, CO 81402 Nonawd, CO 81423 <br />(970)299-1815 (970)327-0586 <br />FAX: (970) 290-8497 FAX (970) 327.4113 <br />Mr. Steve Shuey <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Grand Junction Field Office <br />101 South Third Street, Room 301 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />~IENViA ~ <br />®1~ <br />JUPJ 1 q 2002 ~ <br />ct<aRd.hwett+on l~ta&i~tlAae <br />Divt>zsala o8 A&fe S t3ealogy <br />Dear Mr. Shuey, <br />In response to your Inspection Report (4-30-02) for United Companies' Railhead Pit (M- <br />1995-036);'~am submitting this letter. I will respond to the problems in opposite order <br />with respect to your presentation in the Inspection Report. <br />1. There is an un-permitted pile of old asphalt and a pile of broken concrete on site <br />that are to be processed and stockpiled as product for sale. <br />United Companies requests that the recycling of used asphalt and used concrete be <br />allowed at this site. Technical Revision # 1 is attached to this letter and explains in <br />greater detail the processes that we are using to recycle these materials and the <br />approximate volumes of each material that we expect to handle in a typical year. <br />2. There appears to be a shortage of on site overburden to complete backfilling. <br />During the past year, United Companies notified the Division that inert material was <br />being imported and used at the Railhead Pit for backfill. United Companies wants to <br />take this opportunity to request that this activity be recognized as a long term activity <br />at this site. During the period that the Railhead Pit is being used for recycling of used <br />asphalt and used concrete we would like to continue placing inert materials as <br />backfill. <br />Gravel reserves remain to be mined at the Railhead Pit. The ten acre parcel at the <br />western end of the permit has been prepared for mining during the past winter and <br />this gravel remains in place at this time. In addition, a volume of gravel remains in <br />place at the northwestern comer of the main Railhead Pit. <br />