1997-04-24_REVISION - M1981302

• Permit No: M1981302
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 4/24/1997
• Doc Name: WESTERN MOBILE DEEPE FARM PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO EXISTING MLR PERMIT
• From: CITY OF BOULDER
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: AM2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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BOULDER APR 2 41997
�i LESLIE L. DURGIN, MAYOR Diviaionof Minerals&Go,, ,_
April 22. 1997
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Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Attn: Greg Squire, Environmental Protection Specialist
Re: Western Mobile Deepe Farm Pit: Proposed Amendment to Existing Mined
Land Reclamation Permit (#M-81-302)
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to you on behalf of the Boulder City Council to register Boulder's strong objections
to the proposed amendment to the existing reclamation permit for the Western Mobile Deepe
Farm Pit mining site on the Flatiron Property in Boulder County. The City of Boulder objections
to the proposed Deepe Farm Pit reclamation plan amendment fall roughly into three categories: 1)
The general pattern of digression away from the original intent of the reclamation plan for the
Deepe Farm Pit mining site; 2) the impacts of the proposed reclamation amendment on City of
Boulder Open Space properties; and, 3) the floodplain implications of the proposed amendment.
The City of Boulder believes each of these concerns is sufficient grounds for denying the
proposed reclamation plan amendment for the Deepe Farm Pit mining site.
Digression from Original Reclamation Plan Intent
Before delving into the more technical City of Boulder concerns pertaining to the proposed
reclamation plan amendment for the Deepe Farm Pit mining site, it is important to understand the
content for Boulder's objections. Back in 1982, when the Flatiron Sand and Gravel Company
originally applied for a permit to begin mining operations at the Deepe Farm Pit, the stated
reclamation goal for the site was "wildlife" and "agriculture." 15 years later, as the successor to
the Flatiron Sand and Gravel Company, Western Mobile, prepares for final site reclamation, the
City of Boulder is struck by the total disregard for previous reclamation commitments that the
proposed amendment reflects. Substantially lower land grades, reduced surface water levels, and
a demonstrated general lack of concern for impacts on neighboring land interests all suggest a
change in the reclamation goals for the Deepe Farm Pit from one of wildlife protection and
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