ENFORCE22814

• Permit No: C1981048
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 1/24/1989
• Doc Name: TRINIDAD BASIN MINE C-81-048
• From: MLRD
• To: BALDWIN CONSTRUCTION
• Violation No.: CV0000000
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Mr, Charles Baldwin
Baldwin Construction
C/0 Holiday Inn
Trinidad, Colorado 81082
RE: Trinidad Basin Mine (C-81-048)
Dear Mr. Baldwin:
In early 1988, your company began construction of access roads for a
residential development in Del Agua Canyon. As you know, some of this
development is on property which is part of the presently reclaimed
Trinidad Basin Mine. The Division recognizes the fact that you are the new
surface owner of at least the part of the mine where this construction has
taken place. However, during construction of the roads, your company
redisturbed land which had been previously reclaimed by the mine operator,
Vance Mills. Mr. Mills presently is under a bonded liability for the
successful reclamation of the property, including the area where the roads
were constructed. This bond is in effect for at least 10 years from the time
of successful reclamation. Obviously this creates a conflict of interest in
regard to the present use of the property. Therefore, we expect that Mr.
(tills will attempt to petition the Mined Land Reclamation Board to chanoe the
land use designation from rangeland to residential land use. In conjunction
with this action he will probably petition the Board to exclude the
redisturbed land from his permit area, thereby relieving him of his bond
obligation on the redisturbed area.
Before he pursues this action the Division would like to hold a meeting with
you and Mr. Mills to discuss various issues including exactly how much of the
mine you own, any planned future disturbances, and any problems you might have
concerning this issue. In order to vet this item on the February Board
Agenda, we would like to hold this meeting between now and February 10, 1989
We are available to meet any time and could travel to Colorado Springs or
Trinidad if necessary. We have notified Mr. Mills of the intended meeting and
he should be in contact with us soon. Since he has the greatest distance to
travel, we would like to remain flexible around his schedule. Would you
please let us know if you can accommodate a flexible schedule or what dates,
times, and locations would work for you. Our phone number is [phone].
If you call please ask to speak to tdike Long, Jim Stevens, or myself.
215 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. [phone]