1978-11-14_INSPECTION - M1978352

• Permit No: M1978352
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 11/14/1978
• Doc Name: MEMO NOTTINGHAM S&G ADEQUACY CONCERNS FN 77-343
• From: MLR
• To: ROGER FUNSTON
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

.� • • STATE OF COLORAr)O RIC.,ARD D. L� 'ern o� III III III III IIII III
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 999
Harris D. Sherman, Esec.uve Director
, i MtNED LAND RECLAMATION
723 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street
--- Denvar, Colorado 80203 Tel. [phone]
Hamlet J. Barry, 111,
Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: File
FROM: Roger Funston
DATE: November 14, 1978
RE: Nottingham Sand & Gravel - Adequacy Concerns
Our File No. 77-343
On November 14, 1978, 1 had a phone conversation with Mrs. Petre of
Petre, Zimmerman and Shelton, the law firm preparing the mining
and reclamation application for Mr. Nottingham. I stressed the neces-
sity of going forward in the application process. Processing of this
application has been stalled for nearly a year, primarily because of
problems associated with this operation obtaining county approval .
Because of this, no attempt has been made, until recently, in addres-
sing the remainder of the adequacy concerns raised by the Mined Land
Reclamation staff. Mrs. Petre expressed willingness in solving
remaining concerns so that this application can be presented to the
Board in early 1979, hopefully January.
During our conversation, Mrs. Petre and I discussed answers to many
of the questions raised in adequacy letters of January 10, 1978 and
September 11 , 1978, and what additional steps must be undertaken for
the application to be considered adequate. A summary of this discussion
follows with answers keyed to the question number of the above-referenced
adequacy letters.
(1) Information in the application (Exhibits D & E) explains how
mining will proceed. Overburden from the area being excavated will
be used as fill to backfill the pit just east. Therefore, no over-
burden will be stockpiled.
(2) Reclaimed slopes will not exceed 2: 1 (horizontal to vertical) .
Reclaimed slopes will be irrigated.
13) The reclaimed area will be fertilized if necessary according to
the results of soil tests performed after final grading and prior
to seeding.
:14_) 'Topsoil salvage measures, if any, are still not clear to the staff.
Further explanation would be helpful .
(5) The settling pond will be filled in after reclamation is complete
and the former pond area will be seeded with the proposed seed mixture.
(6) Mrs. Petre is preparing a response to concerns raised by the Division
of Water Resources.
(7) The soils and vegetation information presented in the application
in Exhibits I & J is satisfactory. A Soil Conservation Service report
will not be necessary.
(8) The difficulties concerning local government approval should be
resolved as soon as possible. The staff can not allow the open-ended