ENFORCE35161

• Permit No: M1983141
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Name: STAFF PRESENTATION BY WILLIAM C YORK FEIRN
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Ml~Ut2S, R~gUSt Z~-~1, 1992 999 auo~ectTo Board Approval a
Mr. Chefas showed the Board a large photograph of the area and
discussed the site which includes a lake. He said material extracted
from the site in 1986 was given to a church in the area. Mr. Chefas
discussed the purchase of some water rights and an augmentation plan
for a subdivision. He explained that when he learned that the operator
would be providing construction for another project in the area, he
contacted them and offered material from his site in exchange for
constructing the lake which would be 4 to 7 feet deep. He referenced a
letter to the Division from the County of Alamosa, EXHIBIT B, which
stated that the County has no special requirements for construction of
lakes, as long as all other requirements are met. He showed panoramic
photographs of the site and answered questions from the Board.
Mr. Todd A. Stotkebrand, with Asphalt Constructors, Inc., the
contractor-operator, discussed this matter briefly. He said several
contractors have removed and retained material from this site. Mr.
Stotkebrand said the material is processed and sold.
In response to a question from the Board, Mr. Chefas said the site is
not currently covered by a local building or excavation permit.
The Board explained that, without an active reclamation permit from the
city or local county government that guaranteed an end use or
reclamation, a MLR reclamation permit would be required to continue
this activity.
The operator excavated material from this site which was removed
offsite, sold and put to a beneficial use elsewhere. The Board
explained that this is considered mining and that the this type of
activity does provide competition with any permitted operators.
It was MOVED that the Board deny the petitioners' request for a
Declaratory Order. SECONDED AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (Kraeger-Rovey,
Cooley, Jouflas, Stewart, Danielson, Danni and McCannon>.
Staff Presentation by William C. York-Feirn:
9. FORMAL PUBLIC REARING
GOLD HILL VENTURES File No. M-83-141
P. 0. Box 1523
Longmont, CO 80501 &
COLiNA ORO MOLINO, INCORPGRATED
P. 0. Box 80905
Seattle, WA 98108
All persons wishing to give testimony were sworn.
Sec. 12, T1N, R72W, 6th P.M., Boulder County, 7.638 acres; 110(2)
underground mines and mil Consideration of a request for
reconsideration of NOV M-92-021 (continued from the June 1992 Board
Meeting}.
Staff presented EXHIBIT A, a synopsis of events, and said this matter
was continued from the June 1992 Board Meeting. Staff discussed the