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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department d Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Cobndo (10203 <br />Phone: 1303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832$106 <br />April 17, 2006 <br />Mr. Jeff Keller <br />Asphalt Paving Company <br />14802 W. 44'" Ave. <br />Golden, CO 80403 <br />RE: Asphalt Paving Company, Application No. M-2005-066 <br />Wattenberg West Sand and Gravel Mine; Adequacy Review #2 <br />Dear Mr. Keller, <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINF~RALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RICIANATION•NI NINO <br />SAIRTf QfNCF <br />ain oweri: <br />Governor <br />Ruffell George <br />ExaMive Dimaw <br />Roruld W. amny <br />Dlvislan Diroclw <br />NaNral Resource Trustee <br />The Division received your adequacy response to the Division's December 13, 20051etter regarding the <br />new permit application for the Wattenberg West Sand and Gravel Mine, File No. M-2005-066. The <br />Division has a number of remaining items that raced to be addressed prior to approval of the application. <br />Rule 6.4 3 Exhibit C- Pre-Minine and Minin¢ Plan Maps <br />1. The applicant states that access roads to oil and gas facilities may be relocated within the property if <br />agreed to by the facility operator(s). Please be aware that the owners/easement holders of the roads <br />will need to consent to relocation of the road in the form of a notarized consent ageement. If not <br />included during the review of this application, it must be submitted in the form of a revision to the <br />permit. As an alternative, the applicant can commit to maintaining a 200-foot mining off set distance, <br />or provide an engineering evaluation to mine closer than 200 feet. <br />Rule 6.4 7 Exhibit G- Water Information <br />2. Attached, please find addition questions on the hydrology review of the site. <br />Rule 6.4.10 Exhibit H- Wildlife Information <br />3. The applicant suggests that mining in the southwestern portion of the site commence once the <br />burrowing owls have ]eft for the winter. The applicant commits to not commencing stripping in <br />Phase 1 until the burrowing owl has left for the winter, which typically will happen in October. <br />Please specify a date in October in which the applicant will not begin the stripping of material in <br />Phase I. <br />Rule 6.4.10 Exhibit J- Ve¢etation Information <br />4. Rule 6.4.10 requires the applicant to depict the relation of the types of vegetation to the existing <br />topography on a map in Exhibit C. The applicant provided information that wetlands exist on site <br />(areas A, B and C). The Division understands that these areas were determined to be non- <br />jurisdictional. However, there is reference to these wetland aeeas in the permit application and [heir <br />location should be included on the exhibit for reference purposes only. <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />