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ec ; H 13x1, I+i+~, w <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />~~`•DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />7313 Sherman St., Room 275 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />December 21, 2005 <br />Mr Tim Hovezak <br />Citizens for Accountability and <br />19856 Highway 145 <br />Dolores, CO 81323 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVi510N OF <br />MIN sRALS <br />REC cEOLOCY <br />~`y -~ RECLAMATION•MINING <br />91^N/ w ShFETT•SCIENCE <br />DEC 2 7 ^v~5 Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />/ ~IYISIYE; tll gl,t,c,.r•~ . RUSSeIf Geor6e <br />Responsibility V/ " °~~:. •- Executive olrector <br />ll. <br />RE: Topsoil stocks; Four States Aggregates, LLC; <br />Dear Mr Hovezak, <br />Ronatd W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />/ Natural Resource Trustee <br />Line Camp Pit; M-20~01~-0_01' <br />Thank you for including the Division of Minerals and Geology on your December 10 letter to <br />Montezuma County Commissioners about the above-captioned operation. <br />You referred to a DMG inspection that responded to Pat Kantor's (GEAR) earlier letter. The <br />inspection lays out part of our inspection and enforcement history at this site, and highlights some <br />of the vegetation problems that the operator has experienced. <br />DMG understands that the operator has seeded the topsoil at least three times -two times during <br />the recent drought -and has initiated weed controls at least twice. As you have probably seen, <br />the area around the gravel operation is weedy, and as the disturbed ground at the mine is <br />advantageous for new weed growth, we too are concerned about the overall weed management <br />program that is underway. <br />We appreciate CFAR's continued interest in this site, and we understand your concerns. <br />Meanwhile, we feel the operator is doing an adequate job managing the weeds and is making <br />adequate attempts to establish acceptable vegetation on the topsoil. The weed management <br />appears compatible with the County's requirements, and we believe that with continued diligence, <br />the soils and other disturbed ground will develop aself-sustaining, low weed cover that is <br />acceptable to the community. Of course it will take time to establish an adequate successful <br />vegetation cover, but as long as the topsoil stocks remain erosionally stable, we feel that with <br />adequate moisture and vegetation management the revegetation efforts wilt succeed. <br />Please feel free to contact me if you have further comments or need assistance. 303-866-3927. <br />Sincerely, <br />Harry H. Posey <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />nAlno.l 1 and RcAamarinn ArKvo and Inartivc MInPC Genlneiral Sur::': <br />