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~~~ <br />Greg Lewicld And Associates PLLC <br />11541 Warrington Court Phone (303) 3465196 Fax (303}346.6934 <br />Parker, CO LEA 80136 E-Mail: info@lewicki.biz <br />Russ Means / Februazy 7, zoor~ECEtVED <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Grand Junction Office ~ , 3 ~ <br />101 South 3rd, Suite 301 ~~~~~ <br />Grand Jtmction, CO 81501 ~ of Mid ~ qtr <br />~ FEB 0 8 / <br />Re: PAR Glen Pit M/-~2005-075 20(I~ <br />Deaz Mr. Means: /"~ ~CS~o~ ~ ~wwJ ~ ~.<.-.: r~,~rs,~ <br />!MAN M FxL^vtrG=.~.:; :=ra+ky7. <br />I will address your concerns in the order presented in your letter. <br />1) United commits to all necessazy improvements, such as the spillway, prior to <br />using the existing sediment pond. <br />2) An existing access from the southeast corner of [he irrigated field will be used for <br />construction and maintenance. Access will be maintained for light traffic on the <br />southern edge of the excavation for maintenance purposes. <br />3) The pond currently holds water and is used as a stock watering pond. After <br />reclamation this pond will remain and if necessazy will be planted with wetland <br />vegetation at [he appropriate elevation. No earthwork is expected in this azea. <br />The approximate surface area requiring seeding is 0.75 acres. This faz exceeds <br />the perimeter of the pond but accounts for any additional seeding that may occur. <br />4) United commits to staking or mazking the buffer zone prior mining within a <br />phase. <br />5) The ramp down from the upper terrace will remain for the life of the mine. The <br />ramp from the lower terrace to the pit bottom will move with the pit. Initially it <br />will be within Phase 1. The existing access will be used. Some improvements <br />maybe necessazy. The length of improvements can be estimated as 1000' by 30' <br />or approximately 0.7 acres which would require topsoiling and seeding for worst <br />case bonding. <br />6) United commits to seeding the slopes with the dry rangeland mix in the topsoiled <br />azeas. <br />7) United commits to not mine below the water table until the SWSP and Gravel <br />Well Permit have been approved. A copy will be supplied to the DMG prior to <br />mining below the water table. <br />8) United is awaze of the noxious weeds in the azea and are committed to mitigation <br />at and azound their pits. They generally contract a local certified weed sprayer for <br />all weed issues. <br />