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Rowe, Chris <br />From: Michael Hart [mjhart0l@earthlink.net] <br />Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 2:54 PM <br />To: Carl Mount <br />Cc: Chris Rowe; Tony Rathbun; John Stippich <br />Subject: MCAFEE E-MAIL SCAN ALERT!-CAMENISH BORROW <br />Attachments: Timnath DMG Approval.jpg; Timnath Reclamation Plan.doc <br />I~ <br />Timnath DMG Timnath <br />4pproval.jpg (212 ..damatlon Plan.doc i <br />Attachment file : TIMNATH # 920 3.3.05.pdf <br />Virus name: Heuristic - (Could be a new virus) <br />Action taken :Deleted... <br />Carl: <br />As a follow-up to our phone conversation this morning, I want to direct your attention to the Nelson <br />Pit (Permit # M-1974-070) which is located approximately 3.5 miles southwest of the Camenish site <br />on Boulder Creek. In the period between 1998-1999 a 40 acre mining stage in the southwest end of <br />the Nelson Pit was sealed by John Stippich with a compacted liner. After the liner was installed there <br />was no ground water seepage into the pit from any source and the pit stayed dry until the spring of <br />2003 when water was diverted from Boulder Creek into the pit for water storage. I encourage you to <br />contact any of the following if you need confirmation that the pit was in fact 100% sealed and dry until <br />2003: Mr. Les Williams, Executive Director, Saint Vrain & Lefthand Water Conservancy District (303) <br />772-4060; Mr. John Stippich, Owner, Claystone Construction, LLC. (303) 478-5029 and Mr. Dallas <br />(Whitey) Glasser (303!) 588-2107. <br />I appreciate the fact that your experience has led you to conclude that pits can't be sealed without <br />some leakage; however, I know that is not always the case. In the present instance, I would <br />argue there is every reason to believe that, like the Nelson Pit, the Camenish Pit can be sealed dry <br />and that my client ought to be given the opportunity to demonstrate that. <br />I also have to say that, I have seen closed pits that were not 100% sealed that did not develop saline <br />conditions. For example, Lafarge's Mann Lake Pit was sealed in 1995. It has yet to have any water <br />stored in it nor has it developed saline conditions; indeed, from my experience those sealed pits that <br />do have limited groundwater seepage typically develop wetland vegetation when there is <br />sufficient soil moisture. <br />Also, along with this a-mail I am sending a number of attachments related to the Divisions approval 01 <br />the Timnath Pit Amendment. The Timnath Pit was successfully sealed, accepted by the SEO in 2004 <br />and has yet to have any water stored in it. <br />If you are concerned about the feasibility of a post reclamation land use designation of Rangeland, it <br />seems to me that we can change that to Wildlife Habitat or Developed Water Storage through a TR if <br />either is a better fit once reclamation is completed. <br />I'll talk to you about all this tomorrow morning. <br />Mike <br />Permit #: M-2Cx5(a- 8- <br />Michael Hart Class: tai Confidental?: /~ <br />mihart01t~earthlink.net From: (a.t „,,,,,o,,t v~ MV# -- <br />Doc. Name: P' To:~~~ <br />->~tCG, --~_ <br />Doc. Date (if no date stamp): a' Section/Exh. <br />Inspection Date <br />~~Specialist: r? yz, ~ <br />1- -- -- -----_--- -"~--~~ <br />