2003-12-11_REVISION - M1998014 (2)

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~f©~ f 5~5 THOMAS A. LOGUE LAND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT 537 FR UITW OOD DRIVE ~ GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO 87804 970-434-8215 RECEIVED December 11, 2003 DEC 212003 Steve S. Shuey glvlslon of Minerals and Geolo % ©,.' Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology d etl Grand Junction Field Office 101 So. 3~ Street Grand Junction, CO 81501 ~aei~ed DEC 1 1 I8A1 Via: Hand Delivery // RE: GYPSUM RANCH PIT ERMIT NO. M-1998-014 }~/f'~~0~ P'~~ ~P~~~ Deaz Steve: Attached you will find revisions to most of your adequacy review comments. To assist you're your review changes made to the narrative portion of the application have be highlighted in yellow. The accompanying revised exhibits are intended to be used as a progress review. After your progress review is complete you will be provided full sized, signed drawings together with additional copies of the other exhibits. Based on prior conservations with you, a notarized letter is also attached from the land owner requesting that the water supply line owned by the operator remain in place. The following aze outstanding issues raised in your adequacy review that remain to be addressed: Exhibit G -Water Information The operator has recently obtained a new court decree for the revised well location. Evidence of this will be provided to your office by December 19, 2003. The documentation will also include an estimate of water requirement for the operation. Exhibit H -Wildlife Information In the event that the concerns of the Colorado Division of Wildlife have with disturbance in most of Phase VII can not be addressed, the mining and reclamation plan will be modified so that there will not be any disturbance to the north-facing face neaz the Eagle River in Phase VII. This issue will be resolved prior to December 31, 2003. Exhibit J -Vegetation Information A qualified botanist has been retained to provide estimates of cover and height of the vegetative life forms found within most of Phase VII. The estimate will be provided to your office prior to December 31, 2003.