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• Permit No: M2000144
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 9/4/2003
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: Hall-Irwin Corporation
• To: DMG
• Inspection Date: 9/4/2003
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-~nnn-iaa
INSPECTION DATE: 4/4/n~ INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: TAS
i. A site inspection was conducted in response to a request, via telephone,
from Jeff Gregg of Hall-Irwin and as a follow-up to a problem noted in the
Division's previous 6/27/03 inspection report. Jeff Gregg of Hall-Irwin
was present during the inspection. The site is located in Weld County
several miles west of Windsor, immediately south of State Highway 392. The
site is also adjacent to the 178-acre LaPoudre Sand & Gravel Pit, Permit
No. M-1983-090.
2. As noted in the Division's previous 6/27/03 inspection report, the status of the North LaPoudre pit is "awaiting
warranty". The Division previously approved Hall-Irwin's Regular 112 Application for the North LaPoudre site on February
20, 2001 and set the amount of financial warranty required at $240,000. More than 365 days have lapsed since the
application was approved. As of 9/4/03, the Division had not received a financial warranty in this amount and a mining
and reclamation permit had not been issued by the Division. (Please note that Rule 4.1(2) requires that if the
performance and/or financial warranties are not received within one calendar year of approval of an application for any
new permit, amendment or conversion, the Board shall hold a hearing to reconsider the previous approval).
3. The site inspection revealed that Hall-Irwin had excavated 2 small ponds with a total surface area of 10 acres and had
disturbed an additional 10 acres of surrounding land, in the absence of a mining and reclamation permit. Mr. Gregg
acknowledged that Hall-Irwin Corporation had checked their records and confirmed that no financial warranty had been
submitted to the Division for this site. The mining of the site in the absence of a mining and reclamation permit was an
unintentional oversight on the part of Hall-Irwin Corporation. Mr. Gregg indicated that Hall-Irwin has no immediate plans
for further excavation at the site. The shoreline of the 2 ponds had been graded to finish contours with 3:1 slopes and
surrounding areas need to be topsoiled and revegetated. There was also a large stockpile area to the west with
construction waste. The total acreage of disturbed land in need of reclamation (topsoiling, discing, and revegetation) was
estimated to be 10 acres. There was approximately SO acres of exposed groundwater in the 2 unlined ponds. A copy of
this report is being forwarded to the Office of State Engineer (OSE) for review and a determination of Hall-Irwin
Corporation's compliance with OSE permitting requirements.
4. The Division considers the disturbances noted in Item 3 above to be a possible violation of Section 34-32.5-109(1) of
the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials which states: "Before engaging in a new
operation, an operator shall first obtain from the Board or Office a reclamation permit pursuant to Section 34-32.5-110,
34-32.5-111, or 34-32.5-112. A Reason to Believe letter will be sent to Hall-Irwin Corporation and this matter will be
scheduled for consideration before the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board at the October 29-30, 2003 meeting, or
September 23-24, 2003 meeting if requested by Hall-Irwin Corporation. Please see page 3 for Corrective Actions.
I & E Contact Address
NAME: Mr. ]eff Gregg
OPERATOR: Hall-Irwin Corporation
STREET: 'i026 4~' Avenue
CITY/STATE/ZIP: r;rePlay, CO Rn631
cc: Carl Mount, DMG (via E-Mail)
Kevin Rein, OSE (via E-Mail)
Certified Mail Return
Receipt Request No. 7001 2510 0004 2146 1583