PERMFILE54378

• Permit No: M2002059
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 8/9/2002
• Doc Name: Addendum to Sunbeam Pit #1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources ,
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
July 31, 2002
Mr. Billy E. Mack -Road Supervisor
Moffat County Road Department
P.O. Box 667
Craig, CO 81626
RE:, Moffat County Road Depaztment, Permit Application File No. M 2002-059
Sunbeam Pit #1 112 c Permit Application -Adequacy Review
Deaz Mr. Mack:
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DIVISION O F ~
MINERALS
& i
GEOLOGY'
0.ECLAMATIONi
MINING•SAFETY ~.
Bill Owens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Acting Division Director
The Division has received your application for [he Sunbeam Pit #1 112c Permit. Listed below are [he Division's adequacy ~"
review comments for this application. The Division is required to make a recommendation to the Mined Land Reclamation
Board no later than August 29, 2002 therefore, your response [o [he following adequacy review concerns should be
received by [he Division by August 22, 2002.
1. In Exhibit D page 2 i[ is stated that Moffat County may put an asphalt batch-plant onto the property for neighborhood
paving projects. Please describe [he measures which will be taken to prevent any contamination of surface or ground
waters from any spilled asphalt materials during the operation of the batch plant.
2. , A wildlife statement was included as Exhibit H-3. Item 4 of [his statement states that "Impacts will be minimal
provided that the mining operation stays outside of the 100 year floodplain of the Yampa River." It appears from the
application [hat this will be the case, please commit to keeping the mining operations out of the flood plain.
3. Item 5 of the wildlife statement recommends that the seed mix be modified by replacing [he intermediate wheatgrass
with bluebunch wheatgrass, slender wheatgrass, and/or needle and thread.
4. The Division concurs with this recommendation, and suggests Iha[ [he intermediate wheatgrass be replaced with 2
pounds Pure Live Seed (PLS) per acre of Needle-and-thread and 3 pounds PLS per acre of slender wheatgrass. The
Division recommends that the applicant commit to this modification of the seed mix .
Pleased be advised [ha[ [he Sunbeam Pit #1 I12 (c) Application maybe deemed inadequate, and the application may be
recommended for denial on August 29, 2002 unless [he above mentioned adequacy review items are addressed [o the
satisfaction of the Division. If you feel that more time is needed to complete your reply, [he Division can grant an
extension to the decision date. This would be done upon receipt of a written waiver of your right to a decision by August ~~
29, 2002 and a request for additional time. This must be received no later than the deadline date. If you have any questions,
please do no[ hesitate [o call. My direct telephone number is [phone])
Sint ly, n
Gregg R Sq /k~`
Environmental Protection SDecialist
Cc: Cazl Mount; DMG -Via electronic transmission
Marvin Moore; Applicants Consultant
DOW; West Regional Service Center
Todd and Cazol Weber; Objectors