PERMFILE50887

• Permit No: M2002068
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/13/2002
• Doc Name: Incomplete Letter
• From: DMG
• To: Rick Ensminger
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman SC, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
June 13, 2002 /
DIVISION OE
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MI NING•SAfETY
- Bill Owens
Mr. Randy Schafer / covemor
40586 CR 21 Greg E. Walther
Haxt1II1, CO $0731 Executive Director
Michael B. Long
Division Direcor
Re: Ensminger Pit, File No. M-2002-068, Receipt of 110 ConstruMion Materials Reclamation Permit
Application Package
Dear Mr. Schafer:
(hm June 11, 2002, the Division of Minerals and Geology received your the 110 Construction Materials
Reclamation Permit Application package for the Ensminger Pit, File No. M-2002-068. Preliminary review of
the information received determined that the following items must be received before the Division can consider
your application as being submitted and technical review can begin:
EXHIBIT D -Reclamation Plan (Rule 6.3.4): (1) The purpose of the Reclamation Plan is to
describe the timing, procedures, criteria and materials that will be used to reclaim the affected land to
the proposed future land use. This plan must be correlated to Exhibit E -Map. The description of the
Reclamation Plan must be adequate to satisfy the requirements of Section 3.1 and demonstrate
compliance with Rule 3. At a minimum, the Application shall include dme following information:
(f) All Limited Impact 110 applications must provide an estimate of the actual costs to
reclaim the site based on what it would cost the state using an independent contractor. to complete
reclamation. Include the unit costs for the following activities as appropriate to the operation:
bacldilling, grading, topsofl application, seeding, mulching fertilization, and labor to complete
reclamation. Determine and specify the point during the operation when the site has reached a poi of
maximum disturbance. The cost to reclaim the site to the specifications of the Reclamation Plan at this
poirrt must be estimated. Unit costs (cost per cubic yard), volumes, haul or push distances, and grades
must be included when backfilling and grading is part of the Reclamation Plan. Volume and unit costs
for finish grading, subsoil and topsoil apphcation must be provided in teens of cost per cubic yard.
The estimated cost for fertilizer, seed and mulch acquisition and application must be provided as cost
per acre.
(2) Equipment costs must include such factors as equipme~ operator wages and benefits, fuel and
lubricant consumption and depreciation. The cost to mobilize and demobilize the equipment from the
nearest population center should be estimated.
(3) All items referenced in the Reclamation Plan must be included in the cost calculation. These
items in addition to earthwork, such as detoxification, building demolition, fencing, monitoring well
sealing or stream channel reconstrction must also be included in the reclamation cost estimate.