PERMFILE61331

• Permit No: M1997011
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/31/1997
• Doc Name: SECOND ADEQUACY REVIEW BACULITE MESA PIT FN M-97-011 112 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PERMIT APPLICATION
• From: DMG
• To: BACULITE MESA LLC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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RE: SECOND ADEQUACY REVIEW -Baculite Mesa Pit -File No. M-97-011
112 Construction Materials Permit Application
Dear Mr. Orr:
I have reviewed your March 14, 1997 adequacy response submitted by Lloyd V. "Buck"
Barnhart and concluded that two (2) concerns require resolution prior to approval of
your application for 1,970 permitted acres.
First, you must submit proof that all public notice requirements have been completed.
Second, I would like you to confirm whether groundwater will (or will not) be exposed
during the mining operation.
In the event that Baculite Mesa, LLC intends to extract minerals beneath an elevation
of 5,165 feet and risk exposure of groundwater, there will be several issues for you to
resolve, i.e., a) you will need to contact the State Engineer's Office where you may be
required to mitigate for evaporative loss; and b) the Division will request that you
submit an assessment of possible impacts to surface or groundwater, as well as a list
of measures to be implemented to minimize any possible impacts to surface or
groundwater sources, including the Nussbaum Spring.
I look forward to receiving your response on or before April 11, 1997.
Sincerely,
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Thomas A. Schreiner
Environmental Protection Specialist
cc: Jim Stevens, DMG
Lloyd V. "Buck" Barnhart
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