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T~ <br />WEST GREELEY / <br />SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />4302 W. 9a' St. Rd. <br />Greeley, Colorado 80634-1398 <br />(970) 356-8097 # 3 <br />.it~-R - I <br />March 19, 2002 RECEIVED <br />Mr. Cart Mount MAR 2 2 2002 '~ <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 215 ~~Y~51011 of Minerals and Geningy <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />/ ,/' r/ <br />RE: Warranty Release Request; Western Mobile Northern, Inc.; Greeley West Pit; M-1977-081 <br />Dear Mr. Mount, <br />We recently received a "carbon copy" of a letter sent to you from Applegate Group, Inc. The <br />letter was sent on behalf of Western Mobile Northern, Inc.(WMI), requesting that they be <br />released from future reclamation responsibilities on a portion of the site. <br />After inspecting the site, we found an infestation of Russian Olive, and Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) <br />trees. Both of these trees are on Colorado's Noxious Weed List. They aze of special concern to us <br />at this site because of the proximity of the Cache La Poudre River and several other gravel pits in <br />the area. I know of a surrounding gravel pit that has been controlling these species, but by leaving <br />the larger, more mature trees at the site in question we will have a never ending seed source of <br />these noxious weeds. Also if these weeds were to escape into the Poudre River riparian area they <br />could easily spread up and down the river, destroying native habitat. <br />Because of the concerns listed above, we recommend that WMI not be released from future <br />reclamation responsibilities until the noxious weed problems have been addressed. If our office <br />can be of any help addressing this problem please do not hesitate to call (970) 356-8097 ext. 3. <br />Sincerely, <br />.~\ \~ <br />Nick Hoban <br />District Manager <br />NO~~ = ~~~ <br />~.~ = ~b(i5~~ <br />