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~ * w III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~~CE~~~~ 999 MAY 1~ 1987 May 11 , 1987 PAINED LAND ~ 8730 W. Mtn. View Ln. C4ECLAMATION DIVISION Tele ce794 ~ 740880125 Anne Baldrige, R,S. Mined Land Reclamation biv. 1313 Sherman St. Denver, CO 80203 Re: Red Canyon Quarry M-85-043 Inspection Dear Ms. Baldrige, This letter is in follow-up to our telephone conversa- tion on May 5, 1987, when I was enroute to the site at the request of the operator, C & C Sand Company. I am happy to report that I am sure there has been no violation of the permitted boundary and that corrective action was completed by-and-large, on the same day of my visit or by the weekend. The following responds to the items noted on pages 3 & 4 of the P/PV & Corrective Action notice mailed to the operator. 1.) The original plan is comprehensive in scope but was not adequately followed. More specificly the Supervisor for the subcontractor doing the actual blasting and crushing failed to follow the Mining Plan in several details. He has since been removed and replaced by another Supervisor (even prior to receiving your report). C & C Sand Company has always faithfully complied with the Mining Plans on 3 or 4 other Permitted operations under their control. The temporary roadway across the normally dry Red Creek was placed less than 100 feet east of the culverted roadway used for nearly a year. At the direction of the operator, all material was carefully lifted out of the drainageway and deposited on the high ground on each side of the creek to form a permanent barrier blocking any possible use of the trail road. I can assure you that any need for anew cros- sing will be culverted with the excess tubing already found on the site. The problem was easily corrected that day. 2.) The culverted roadway forms a natural divide between two drainage points on the site .• In both cases sedimenta- tion ponds were constructed on the day of my visit. They are shown on the revised map I have prepared to accompany the Annual Report (copy enclosed). They are as we discussed on the telephone on the 5th. 3.) I am positive that there has been no disturbance out- side of the permitted boundaries. As we discussed on the telephone, the south boundary encompasses all of the problem areas you noted. The fuel storage tank you observed is not used in any manner with the mining operation. The landowner, Robert Stack, advised that the tank, located on a concrete pad has been there since 1975. Its location under a small grouping of pine trees for protection from the direct sun light, is 15 feet from the small (possibly 30 inches-.high) embankment.