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SENT BY~DGS <br />ou: .,~., to aa:~,...~ ,.~...., <br />3-13- 1 8:41.4M ~ DFKAIR^1144131214110t)7303832~# 8/12 <br />..- o- ~ ~ : surs+ etrus~s2n t t, U. G. WS.: n Y <br />wA,.raN D. ntoRRrs, JR. <br />AttvmeV-it-Law <br />YQII DlTier tlOGt 6804 <br />C=harbttcavilla Vir[dnie 224oe <br />(804) 2V3.56 i 6 <br />FAX: 243-2811 <br />Mtuch S, 20U1 <br />Stephen M. Atowq assistant Attvmcy Gmterttl <br />Nattuttl Resourecs and F.nvitonment Section <br />Office of the Attomcy Qeneral <br />1523 Sheltnaa Street - Fitth Flcxtr <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: Basin Resouta~. Inc. v, (:alorado DMCi aad Jim atui Ann Tattatt <br />Notice of VioletionNo. CV~2000-009 <br />Dear Mr. Rrowa: <br />(.)rt behall' of Jim and Ann Tatum, I request that the Division of Mu~erely mtd Geology vacetn <br />Notice of Violation No- CV-2000-0D9 without prejudiiee. If the Division agrees t0 do so, please <br />accept thin letter as a further request oa bcltalf of Ann Tatum to withdraw, without pnjrdlee, her <br />citizen complaint regarding current subsidence deatage to the residettce house al Solitatio Ranch. <br />Upon reconsideration of rnattera, the Tatums believe thatthc more efficient method of pursuing their <br />claims against Basin for continuing subsidence damage to their pmperq~ is the prosecution of a civil <br />action under Q 34.33-13$(b) of the Colorado Revised Statntca or order Common law causes of <br />action. In the `fattlms' view, Colorado law provides them with both administrative and judicial <br />remedies Yor subsidence damage, and they havo determined Ihut pursuit of their judlcia] rergedic9 <br />is the more appmpriato auupe of ecliort. <br />Plre~ let me emphasize that the Taluma request vacation of Notice of Violatlrm'Yo. CV. <br />2000-009 only if the Divisioe does u, witttoat prejadlee to its authority to issue a replau:ment <br />notice of violaion in responso w a renewed adm inisttative el>fott'::rnnnt request i n the tuttue. Such <br />a reque~l is highly unlikely, but uufor~+eon deveiolsrteota may tngttire the Tatums to renew their <br />ptusuit of administrative relief, and they do not advocate any measure that would foreclose their <br />opportunity w do so. <br />Tho TattlRis wish to azeke clear that in rtxiuesting vacation of the Cturent notice of violation, <br />they express nn dissatisfaction with the Divisinn of Minerals and t,xologr in its respunsn to Ann <br />Tatum'a citizen complaint or its actions during admiltistretlv0 [cvlCW proceedings t0 datC. ptute to <br />the contrary, the Tartans thank the Ihviaion end you for the actions you have takes, for your <br />p[oferutioueil handling afMs. Tatum's atmplaint, and for your many courtesies in these proceedings, <br />