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... ~ 4'~ <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmenl of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Si_ Room 215 II~ <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone. (7031 866 3567 <br />FA%: 13031 B32 8106 <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />February 28, 1997 ~SDURCES <br />Mr. Bob Lucero, County Planner Roy ROmer <br />Govemo, <br />Las Animas County iame,s.r«nhead <br />200 East 1st, Rm 104 F,ccm,veD;r«,o, <br />Trinidad, CO 81082-0000 MichaelB Lnng <br />Orv~sron D:rttior <br />RE: Las Animas County (Airport) Gravel Pit (Permit M-83-039) <br />Continuation of Board's Consideration of Possible Violation for 90 <br />days, ie. until June 25-26 ,' 1997 Board meeting. <br />Dear Mr. Lucero: <br />As you were made aware during their meeting on February 27, 1997, <br />the Mined Land Reclamation Board continued their consideration of <br />the possible violation at the Airport Pit for 90 days which would <br />bring the matter back before the Board during their June 25-26, <br />1997 meeting. The Board appeared to feel that the County had not <br />really availed itself of the opportunity to demonstrate, by means <br />of its survey and illustration of the permit area, that all mining <br />related disturbance might actually be within the approved permit <br />area. <br />Any corrective action ordered by the Board, should it have heard <br />and found a violation for damage outside the permit area at the <br />February 27, 1997 meeting, would probably have included requiring <br />the County to submit an amendment or conversion application which <br />would include all land disturbed outside of the current permit <br />area. As a result, the Division is prepared to withdraw the <br />violation from further consideration by the Board if the County <br />will diligently pursue and secure approval of its recently <br />submitted ,conversion application prior to the June 25-26, 1997 <br />hearing. Approval of the conversion application would bring the <br />Airport Pit into compliance, which is the Divison's primary <br />concern, and the withdrawl would eliminate any need by the County <br />to resurvey and mark the current permit area boundaries. <br />Should you have any questions on the above, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />_. Ci L'11L'~1 C- ~ C6'~'t+ro <br />James C. Stevens ~ <br />Sr. Specialist <br />97N013 <br />