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LAFARGE ,/ <br />NORTH AMERICA <br />Construction Materials <br />May 23, 2005 <br />Ms. Erica Crosby ,~ <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />303 x'66- 3s6~ <br />1/ <br />~~~~~~5~ <br />JUIV 0 7 2005 <br />9ivisivn c; C~i;,crals K Geslepy <br />RE: LaFarge West, Inc. Response and Corrective Action Documentation for the <br />February 3, 2005, Loveland Pit, M-2000-034, Inspection Report. <br />r' <br />Dear Ms. Crosby, <br />This letter will address problems and provide documentation for the corrective actions taken at <br />the Lafarge West Inc. (Lafarge) Loveland Pit. The Loveland Pit is comprised of two properties, <br />west of St. Louis Road is the St. Louis property owned by Flatirons Company, and east of St. <br />Louis Road is the Reichert property owned by Mr. And Mrs. Robert Reichert. <br />As stated in the observation section of the February 3, 2005, M-2000-034 report, three <br />stipulations were placed on the operator when the permit was issued on Apri130, 2001. The <br />Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) have stated that no documentation has been provided <br />indicating that these stipulations have been complied with by the operator. These stipulations <br />pertain to both properties. <br />I. Stipulation Number I was for the operator to implement a bank swallow protection plan <br />at the Loveland Pit. This stipulation was required by the Division of Wildlife (DOW). <br />Response: On May 10, 2005, Lafarge employed Habitat Management, Inc (Habitat) to <br />determine the best procedures and describe an appropriate bank swallow protection plan for the <br />stockpiles located at the Loveland Pit. Habitat stated that by decreasing the steepness of the <br />stockpile slopes from near vertical to greater than 1.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, the bank swallows <br />will not nest in the stockpiles. Habitat suggested we check each pile for swallow nests, and then <br />decrease the slopes. <br />LAFARGE WEST INC. -Lafarge Construction Materials <br />1800 N. Taft Hill Road <br />Fort Collins, Colorado 80552 <br />Office: 970-407-3600 Fax 970-407-3900 <br />n'1 <br />