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<br />September 12, 2003 <br />LAFARGE <br />NORTH AMERICA <br />Construction Materials <br />Mr. Russ Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist / <br />Division of Minerals and Geology t/ <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />r~s~. ro ~~er ,.~ <br />RE: Sievers Pit, Permit No. M-1977-U98 -Response to In~-~Report o~ 6~t 7I ~3 <br />Dear Mr. Means: <br />In response to your Inspection Report dated June 17, 2003, Lafarge is pleased to provide <br />the following information concerning Rule 3.1.5(9) on the importation and placement of <br />backfill. With regard to the specific information conceming this mle, <br />a) The attached map details the location of the proposed fill. <br />b) The area to be backfilled is approximately 60-feet wide, 110-feet long, and 16- <br />feet high yielding an approximate volume of 7,000 tons. <br />c) The attached affidavit certifies that the material meets the definition of "clean <br />and inert" fill. Based on this affidavit, Lafarge believes that the groundwater will <br />not be impacted by the placement of this material. <br />d) It is anticipated that the material will start to be incorporated into the <br />reclamation process within 2 years. It will continue as or if material is available <br />in the future. <br />E & f) The material is presently mixed with dirt as Lafarge stockpiles it and it is <br />then incorporated in the lower (bottom) 1/3 of th4e slope. It is generally 2- to 3- <br />feet in thickness with 2- to 3-feet (plus) of overburden on top. <br />RECEIVE® /, <br />SEP 1 7 2003 <br />Division ~1 Minerals and Geobsy <br />Western U.S. Region <br />1400 W. 64th Ave., P.O. BOX 21588, Denver, Colorado 80227-0588 <br />Office: (303) 657-4000 <br />Web: www.lafargenorthamerica.com <br />