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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depattment of Natural Resources ~` <br />1313 Sherman SI., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />PAX: (303)832-8106 <br />June 5, 2002 <br />Permit#: i`/-2~~~4`~~7 Confidental?: <br />Class: Type-Seq.: <br />From: To ,-` - a <br />Doc. Name: ~ e-ecu.r~er /_t fj`q~- <br />Doc. Date (if no date tamp): Tuk> ,~ 70o'G <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />Manuel Torrez <br />The Fort Lyon Canal Company <br />750 Bent Avenue <br />Las Animas, CO 81054 <br />Re: Adequacy Letter, Fort Lyon -Slate Pit No.l, 1 ] 2 Permit Application, File No. M-200] -097 <br />Dear Mc Torrez: <br />eitl Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Watcher <br />Executive Director <br />Michael B. Long <br />Division Director <br />The application for a Reclamation Permit for this operation was deemed adequate for technical review on March 12, <br />2002. Before a decision can be made on your application the following items need clarification. Please provide a <br />response [o each item prior to June 10, 2002. If you are unable to fully respond to this letter, please contact me <br />requesting continuance of [he decision to a later date. <br />Please be advised that your application may be deemed inadequate and denied on June 10, 2002 unless the <br />following adequacy review items aze addressed to the satisfaction of the Division. <br />EXHIBIT C -Mining Plan <br />1. Please state the range of depths of topsoil salvage for reclamation purposes. <br />2. Please clarify exactly what you mean by your statement "Reclamation of mined out premises will be ongoing <br />so that no more than 10 acres will be mined a[ any one time;' Is 10 acres the maximum amount of land you will <br />have affected (disturbed) including all land affected by mining activities and reclamation activities but not yet <br />released by the Division from further reclamation responsibility? <br />3. You listed several recorded easements but told me on the phone, earlier today that on]y one -Southeast <br />Colorado Power Association's easement is within 200 fee[ Of your proposed permit/affected land boundary. <br />Please confirm [ha[ statement in writing. <br />EXHIBIT S -Permanent Man-made Structures <br />4. You stated in Exhibit S [hat "there are no permanent man-made structures located on or within 200 feet of the <br />proposed west affected land". However, the Southeast Colorado Power Association has a power line within 200 <br />feet of the proposed west affected land boundary. Please provide a notarized statement from [he power company <br />that the mining and reclamation activities as proposed will have "no negative affect" on their power line. Or, <br />provide the information required by either Rule 6.4.19 a or b. <br />Please cail me at 303-866-4922 if you have questions. <br />Sin~cerely~, ~/`(~ ~ ~ ~' <br />Larry D. Oehler <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />