ENFORCE31822

• Permit No: M1994011
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 4/10/2002
• Doc Name: RTB Letter
• From: DMG
• To: West End Gravel Company
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
April 10, 2002
Mr. Bob Sutherland
West End Gravel Company
P. O. Box 848
Nucla, Colorado 81424
RE: West End Gravel Pit, Permit No. M-1994-011, Reason To Believe A Yolation Exists
Deaz Mr. Sutherland:
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MIN ING•SA FETY
Bill pwens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Michael 0. Long
Division Director
On January 17, 2002, we mailed notice to you indicating that a £mancial warranty of $101,837.00 is required to be
submitted to the Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) no later than February 19, 2002. To date this fmancial
warranty has not been received by DMG. Therefore, the West End Gravel Pit is currently underbonded.
We believe this is in violation of Section 34-32.5-117(4) of the Mined Land Reclamation Act 34-32.5-101 et. seg,
C.R.S. 1984 as Amended and have reason to believe a violation exists to Permit No. M-1994-011 and the Law. We
have scheduled this matter before the Mined Land Reclamation Board.
A Formal Public Hearing will be held at the May 22-23, 2002 Board meeting for consideration of a possible
violation. The hearing will be held in Room 318 of 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado begilming at 10:00 a.m.
or as soon thereafter as the matter can be considered. At that hearing you will have the opportunity to be represented
and heard. It will be reiterated that there is reason to believe that you aze in violation of the provisions noted above.
If the Board fmds a violation at this hearing, it may issue a Cease and Desist Order, assess a Civil Penalty in the
amount of $100,00 to $ I,000.00 for each day of violation, and/or order the permit be suspended, modified, or
revoked. If you have evidence indicating that the possible violations noted above do noY exist or have been corrected,
please provide it to us as soon as possible or bring it to the hearing.
The number of days of violation can be minimized by submitting the requved financial warranty as soon as possible,
or by adequately completing enough reclamation at the site thatthe current financial warranty is adequate to cover the
remaining reclamation liability.
Ifyou have arty questions, please contact Steve Shuey at our Grand Junction Field Office, 101 South 3rd Street, Room
301, Grand Junction, Colorado, 81501, phone no. [phone].
Sincerely,
M\ ICHAEL B. LON
Director
ce: Steve Shuey -Grand Jct.-DMG
STATE OF COLORADO
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