PERMFILE72191

• Permit No: M1998105
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/1/1999
• Doc Name: RESPONSE TO 2/15/99 OBJECTION LETTER 112C APPLICATION DELTA PAVING GRAVEL PIT FN M-98-105
• From: DMG
• To: RANDALL SHEPARD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OE MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Dep. nmem of Nalu ral Resources
I J I J Shaman SL, Ruum 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 RECEIVED
Phone: [phone]
FAS: (3031 8J2 8106
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Randall Shepard
829 - 1975 Road
Austin, CO 81410
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RE: Response to 2/15/99 Objection Letter,
112c Application, Delta Paving Gravel Pit, File No. M-98-105.
Dear Mr. Shepard:
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DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Roy Romer
Governor
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E.ecwice D~reuor
Michael B. Lang
Division Dueuor
Thank you for informing the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) of your
concerns regarding the Delta Paving Gravel Pit application, submitted by Grand Junction
Pipe & Supply Company. DMG received your letter of objection, dated 2/15/99, on
2/17/99, prior to the close of the public comment period.
In response to the timely objections, DMG has scheduled a Formal Public Hearing before
the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board IBoardl, for consideration of application, to
occur during the April 28-29, 1999 Board meeting in Denver. Additionally, DMG will
schedule an Informal Conference, to occur in the Delta area subsequent to the close of the
public comment period, and aPre-Hearing Conference, to occur in the Delta area prior to
the Formal Public Hearing. Specific dates, times and locations for the public meetings and
hearing will follow under separate mailing. The public meetings and hearing will occur
unless DMG receives written withdraw of objection from all objecting parties.
DMG has reviewed your 2/15/99 objection letter and offers the following response. Your
comments are identified by bold italics print; DMG response follows in standard print.
References to the statute or Act are from the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the
Extraction of Construction Materials, 34-32.5-101 g~ ~., C.R.S. (1995 Repl.Vol.).
References to the Rules are from the Construction Material Rules and Regulations of the
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, effective 1 /96.
...The amount of grave/ to be extracted per year. /n the newspaper the figure mentioned is
70,000 tons per year. Maybe /missed something when reading the permit application,
because the amount that might be extracted is /eff blank. Does that mean even larger
amounts could mined causing more impact...
You are correct, the application does not indicate the total anticipated tonnage of materials