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<br /> <br />• <br />December 7, 1980 <br />hlr. Mark Loye <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />423 Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: MacKenzie Pit MLRB ~~ 80 - 224 <br />Dear Mr. Loye, <br />~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />~°i_a ._.. r, ~~ <br />!' 1 r;180 <br />~,~ ~, <br />The following information is in response to your letter of <br />December 1, 1980. <br />Exhibit A: <br />1. The three page legal description defines the metes and bounds <br />measurements of a tract of land owned by l~remont Paving, Inc. The <br />pit itself is located in the extreme sout}~west corner of that tract <br />as shown in Exhibit C-2 and .identified as "Pit Area". <br />2. The pit area Lo be mined is located ir, the SE 4 of the SE 4 of <br />Section 1, T 19 S, R 70 W of the 6th PI`1 ir, Fremont County. <br />Exhibit B: <br />1. As indic;sted, the bottom of the mined area will be at the same <br />elevation of the present office building and vehicle shop. I under- <br />stand thar_ is also the bottom of the useful gravel deposit. There- <br />fore, the gravel deposit to be mined is found in an embankment that <br />is approximately 25 feet higher than tl,e finished elevation. <br />2. The surface layer of topsoil is about 7 inches deep (see SCS <br />Exhibit D). Since this is "go-back" ciopl.and, we propose to stock <br />pile the top 10 to 15 inches which has been involved in former <br />farming practices and can nor. be separated as one might do in the <br />undisturbed site mentioned by SCS, <br />3. This request does not seem reasonable for several reasons. <br />First, the stockpile could not erode away beyond its edges when <br />placed on level land. The suggested sloping only spreads the stocked <br />material over a wider area and would require second and third hand- <br />ling in order to mine the gravel deposit i.t would then cover. Second, <br />seeding perennial grass is unnecessary and is certainly requiring a <br />standard far higher than the surrounding weed cover on the long <br />abandonded cropland (see the SCS vegetation report). 'Phe old stock <br />pile shown in the photograph attached to Exhibit C-3 is protected <br />from wind erosion by natural reseeding that will Ue duplicated the <br />first year. <br />For these reasons we respectfully request that this item 3 not be <br />imposed as a requirement upon us. However, if this matter is ordered <br />by the Board after hearing our written appeal contained here-in, we <br />will of course comply. <br />