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8 arnhart Agency, Inc. <br />N ~ 212 West 13th Street <br />Pueblo, CO 81003 • Fax (719) 543-1329 • Ph: {719) 543-1324 <br />~" <br />June 10 ,2002 <br />Berhanmaskel Keffelew <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: M-1978-283 Sand Arroyo Pit, Permit Adequacy <br />Walsenburg Sand & Gravel <br />Dear Berhan, <br />This is to reply to your Adequacy Letter dated June 3, 2002 regarding this application. I wil <br />address the items in the same order you presented them. <br />I) Exhibit t`D" Mining Plan 6.4.4 <br />A) All topsoil will be properly salvaged and protected for use in reclamation. It should be <br />remembered that there is no topsoil on the pit (arroyo) floor to be salvaged or replaced. <br />' B) Water - It is correct that no water is required for this operation. The sand screening and <br />washing plant are adjacent to this operation, and the owner has purchased a State Water <br />Right for the water necessary for the wash pant. [t is in the amount of 3 acre feet and the <br />activity is monitored by the Water Commissioner for that Division and has been judged <br />adequate for augmentation. The settling pond is used as both a recharge for the aquifer and <br />a settling pond. The Mining Plan Map states "sand will be washed back into excavated areas <br />and then mined again. This has been the mode of operation for this mines operation. <br />"Your Brand of People" <br />