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4Y <br />9L~ ~e~~JFy <br />')'C G <br />2273 River Road, P.O. Box 3609 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81502 <br />(970) 243-4900 <br />FAX: (970)243-5945 <br />21830 Hwy. 550 South, P.O. Box 1909 <br />Montrose, CO 81402 <br />(970) 249-1815 <br />FAX: (970) 240-8497 <br />1300 County Boad 442N, P.O. Box 928 <br />Nanvood, CO 81423 <br />(970) 327-4586 <br />FAX: (970)327-4113 <br />a~;~::r. <br />April ]9, 2004 <br />Mr. Steve Shuey ~ <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />101 South 3rd. Street, Suite 301 <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 <br />APR 1 9 fNt `~ <br />+dkt':;ra <br />.~fl~r(ylWnla .~ a°j~~~itin.><I <br />Re: D. S. & G. Pit 1 Delta, CO. (M-1977-020)"Reclamation Progress Report'~f'" <br />f~o6lerx Cerre~-~o~ ~ror+a A-(8-oy (nsp~cfu.~'~ <br />Mr. Shuey: <br />United Companies has done the agreed reclamation work on the west, south and part of <br />the east slopes of the `Black" amendment at this location. <br />Along the south side we reshaped the berm that runs parallel to the railroad tracks from <br />its original slope to approximately a three to one slope. <br />On the pit side of this berm we installed three additional drain areas at the bottom of the <br />pit slope. Enclosed photos show the installation of these drains. We excavated through <br />the slope to the vertical pit wall, then brought in concrete rubble and placed it from the pit <br />wall out to the toe of the new three to one slope. The size of these three concrete rubble <br />areas varied but were about twenty feet wide by ten feet high. We now have a total of <br />five porous under drains along the pit slope that run parallel to the railroad tracks. <br />Once these drains were in place we constructed the interior pit wall to a three to slope <br />using pit run and stockpiled overburden placed by trucks and dozers. This material was <br />packed by repeated passes of our D-8 dozer. As we neared the top of the three to one <br />slope we did out best to use soil with a minimum of rock. <br />This slope construction was continued along the west side of the property and part of the <br />east side in front of Mr. Black's house. The enclosed photos show how the place took <br />shape as we did our work. <br />I had W. D. Yards (lawn care professional) look over the area and advise me whether or <br />not to seed at this time. The recommendation was to wait until fall, then "dimple "the <br />surface, then seed. <br />