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• III Illllllllllll Ill 999 Mr, Mark S. Loye, Senior Reclamation Specialist MINED LAND RECLAMATION Department of Natural Resources State of Colorado 423 Centennial E~ilding 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Dear Mr. Loye: ,. .. Rox #165 La Veta, Colorado 81055 June 21, 1982 ~tECEIVED JUN 2 2 1982 MINED LAND RECLAMATION Cols. Dept. of Matural Resources RE: Your letter of June 15, 1982, pertaining to the Rocky Flat Gravel application #82-129. Proof of publication and return receipt of certified mail sent to Don and Donna Martin were sent to you on Friday, June 18, 1982. Exhibits B and C Log samples of the area have not reached maximum depth of the gravel which 1s characterized as coarse, sandy, boulders, silty, these samples have been taken to depths of twenty feet. We propose to mine ten feet of gravel extending northward from the old pit in afan-shaped direction, Processing is not expected to be done daily. A plant x111 be set on site, anri the gravel will be stockpiled. 1Je expect to process an estimated 15,000 tons. During work the vertica] not xceed ten feet on the working face, xhich x111 be sloped following use. The topsoil stockpiles will he on the west side of the pit sloped 3:1 to help prevent erosion xith seeding if necessary. The irrigation ditch is located in the buffer zone which x111 protect it from pit activity. TY~ees, etc. already exist in this area which x111 help screen the pit from the highxay. The haul road does not cross the ditch. The water table depth indicated by well depth to xater indicates seventy-five feet or more to ground water. No ground water should be exposed in this dry pit operation. Exhibit D previous use of the old pit posed no problem with the processing. If necPSOary, haulers can use covers on their loads. Reservoir water owned by Mr. Goe~mer could be used for sprinkling.