2005-01-04_REVISION - M1999120 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M1999120
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 1/4/2005
• Doc Name: Response to Adequacy Review Ltr
• From: Banks and Gesso LLC
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

~® Banks and Gesso, LLC ~/
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720 Kipling St.,Suite117
Lakewood, Colorado 80215
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January 3, 2005
[phone]
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www. banksandgesso.com
Ms. Kate Pickford ~/ RECEIVED
Environmental Protection Specialist ~~ c/
JAN D 4 21111
Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 Division ofMinerelsaniGeology
Subject: L.G. Everist, Inc., Fort Lupton Sand and Gravel Mine,
Permit No. M-1999-120; Response to Adequagy Review Letter
Dear Ms. Pickford:
On behalf of our client, L.G. Everist, Inc., we offer the following response to the
Division's Adequacy Review Letter dated December 2, 2004.
Please note that since the submittal of this amendment application, the applicant has
decided that it will seal each mining phase with a slurry wall prior to mining below the
water table.
1) Proof of Public Notice: United Power, Public Service Company of Colorado (dba
Xcel Energy), Level 3 Communications and Qwest Corporation are structure owners
on or within 200 feet of the subject property, but they are not easement holders -
theirstructures are located within the County Right-of-Way. Therefore, public notice
is not required for these entities. Structure agreements for United Power, Level 3
and Owest were submitted with the amendment application package. The structure
agreement for Public Service Company of Colorado is attached. Andesite Rock
Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of L.G. Everist, Inc.
Rule 6.4.4 Exhibit D -Mining Plan
2) Topsoil and Overburden Stockpiles: Topsoil and overburden needed for slurry
wall construction and reclamation will be stockpiled separately in piles along the
edge of the pit or within the pit perimeter. Approximate locations of topsoil stockpiles
are shown on the revised Exhibit C-3: Mining Plan Map, attached. Overburden will
be stockpiled separately from topsoil, and will be found within the limits of
disturbance or along the perimeter of the pit. Mining limits will be setback from
stockpiles as dictated by the Slope Stability Analysis until the piles are removed.
Excess material will be sold to minimize stockpile quantities. Applicant commits to
-minimizing movement of topsoil stockpiles and re-spreading topsoil as soon as
reclamation slopes are completed.