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F <br />• (Page 31 • <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-86-061 <br />INSPECTION DATE 1/11/00 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO <br />and equipment access way involved placing fill material in the head of the gulch where the permit area narrows. The <br />creation of the bench involved the dozing of trees, brush and earthen material down the slope into the gulch. Though <br />some of the excavation and roadway construction may be within the permit area boundary, same of the bench <br />construction and fill placement plus all downslope disturbance activities were carried out outside the permit area <br />boundary. <br />These mining-related activities outside the permit boundary are considered at this time to be a possible violation to the <br />permit. This matter will be heard by the Mined Land Reclamation Board at which time they will determine whether a <br />violation has occurred. The permit[ee will be mailed a separate letter informing him of the date of the hearing. <br />There were several options discussed with the Lafarge representative during the inspection, regarding how to bring the <br />site into compliance. These options included 1) a land exchange (similar to that completed in 1995-96), 2) an <br />amendment to simply add more land to the permit, and 31 immediate and full reclamation of all offsite damage. In order <br />to assess the extent of any offsite damage, the operator must collect onsite information, possibly by surveyor, and <br />provide it to the Division. It should include at least a metes and bounds description and/or a perimeter map of all onsite <br />and offsite disturbance. Completing any such action is encouraged, but does not remove the fact that a possible <br />violation exists and must be heard by the Board. Prior to commencing any mitigating activity, please contact this <br />inspector at the address below. <br />The fact that significant disturbance has occurred to the steep areas in the gulch which drain directly to Cottonwood <br />Creek, constitutes a problem noted herein under the topics of stormwater management plan and erosion/sedimentation. <br />Presently there is no downslope sediment control structure for the waters which report to Cottonwood Creek. The <br />operator must install same type of adequate sediment structure for the offsite disturbance area, prior to the spring runoff <br />season. Please see the last page for the correction date. <br />The south end of the permit area is Phase III, which has not yet been affected by mining. <br />There were no further items noted during the inspection, and no additional problems. For all questions or responses to <br />this report, please contact this inspector at the following address or phone: 701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango <br />CO 81301; tel 970/247-5193 or fax 970/247-5104. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME <br />OPERATOR <br />STREET <br />CITY/STATE/ZI P <br />Patrick Cugnini <br />677 3rd Ave. <br />Durango CO 81301 <br />CERTIFIED MAIL NO. ~'~ 3(~ ~~ ~ I ~ ~~ <br />RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED <br />cc: Tom Gillis, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD ICHI <br />^ SE <br />^ WOCD ICHI <br />^ OTHER <br />cc: <br />Don Gosney, Gosney and Sons, P.O. Box 367, Bayfield CO 81122 <br />Todd Calderwood, Lafarge Corp., P.O. Box 1400, Bayfield CO 81122 <br />Rod Cook, La Plata Weed Mgr., 1060E 2nd Ave., Durango CO 81301 <br />Sarah Johnson, Water Quality Control Division, Colo Dept of Public Health and Envir, 4300 Cherry Creek Dr S, <br />Denver CO 80222 <br />