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___ {~ III IIIIII'IIIIII'II • • oe ~'se o O~ 1 Sh n,o FM 999 ~ s~Phoo ~e. C, ~'ao ^'ai ~'~F4 ~V Hk e q % S, a/R q~S 1K4~ ^~l `G" ~'~v ~: F ~~ /,7a~/9~7~JO e z~~~ so`'tP ~OCFO~ Al_So :SENT J 6 0~ 4 0 5TPA1 va: ~g~ ora 2j- I99 DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY U ~' bj S Depanmem of Natural Resources ebjp sLt @ C . 13 i 3 Sherman Si., Room 215 ~/e 'rQ'aj~e~ Denver, Colorado 80203 S'~ lJp ~e FAXn1J0301 RIJ 268106 7 CO S~rjOe~ 8j hg 'js .. °o> or . June 21, 1995 ~~ Zee Honorable Lewis Entz Roy Romer Govenwr 1016 North it Lane IamesS Lochhead Hooper, CO 81136 Exec uirve Director Michael B. Long Re: Information Concerning Recent Enforcement Actions at Division D~reclor Costilla County Gravel Sites. Dear Representative Entz, This letter, and the enclosed supporting documentation, is to explain a number of problems at Costilla County's gravel mining sites. The problems and violations were identified during inspections of these sites, by staff of this agency. The required corrective actions were to be completed on or before certain dates. Many of the corrective actions have either not been completed or only overdue, partial attempts to complete them were made. There are four sites in question, all operated by or involving Costilla County. Two of the sites have permits issued by this agency (pursuant to CRS 34-32-101, et seo.). A third site was found to be operated by the county without a permit, for which the Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB) found Costilla County in violation. A fourth site, for which a permit application was begun in 1977 but not completed, still exists as a "file" only, because no permit was issued. Following are the permit numbers, site names and locations: M-77-044 Costilla Pit ,$1 (permitted, near Los Fuentes) r M-80-233 Costilla (permitted, near Ft. Garland landfill) -~~ ~ ~ M-94-103, Sierra Grande Site (unpermitted, near Ft. Garland) M-77-502 (no name, not active, unpermitted, near San Acacio) At the two permitted sites mentioned above, there were various problems found during monitoring inspections. Some of these have been corrected. Other problems which should have been addressed already, due either to their requiring significant time to remedy, or which remedying would prevent more serious problems, have not been corrected to-date. Due to the inaction on the part of the permittee (Costilla County) at the site near Los Fuentes, several letters stating that said inaction constitutes a "reason to believe a violation exists" have been sent by this Division. Problems at the landfill site must be corrected soon, or similar letters will be sent to the county for that site also. Copies of the letters sent are enclosed with this letter. ~/ 7