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MESA COUNTY llEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Administration -Building -Engineering -Transportation Fleet Management -Solid Waste Management ~~n~G~~ 750 Main Street • P.O. Box 20,000 • Grand Junction, Colorado 81502-5022 RECEIVED Ph (970) 244-1765 Fax (970) 255-7171 AUG 2 $ [06b August 21, 2006 G. Russell Means, Environmental Protection Specialist State of Colorado, Division of Minerals and Geology Grand Junction Field Office 101 South Third Street, Room 301 Grand Junction, CO 81501 Re: Lumsden Canyon P~Permit No. M-1983- 6 % IP- Dear Mr. Means, Division of Ieclamation, Mining and Safety RECEIVED AUG 2 3 2006 GRAND JUp TS8N1 ~ OFFICE RECLAMATION MINING & SAFETY This letter serves as a formal request to amend the Reclamation Plan for the above stated gravel pit and to the July 22, 1996 technical edit of said plan. As you know, Mesa County is pursuing the fee acquisition of the BLM land where this gravel pit is located in order to relocate the Mesa County Landfill Transfer Station, the Gateway Road and Bridge shop and possibly other key county offices and departments. It is our goal to obtain a full release of the DMG permit as soon as possible, as no further excavation will be performed at this site. It appears from your August 19, 2005 observation notes of the Lumsden Pit, most of the permitted area has already been reclaimed to a point where a partial release could be obtained. If I understand the full extent of the reclamation plan, the remaining area that needs to be reclaimed is the "pit floor." Prior to asking for a full and/or partial release, Mesa County respectfully requests the following proposed amendments: Seeding and contouring Mesa County proposes to remove all provisions relating to the placement of topsoil, ripping along the contours and seeding of the "pit floor." Rather, Mesa County will contour the site to accommodate the proposed development as well as continue to remove all knapweed located on the site. 4uarry Access Road: Mesa County proposes not to close, rip, and seed the access road but keep it open for the use of the proposed development. Mesa County further requests to remove the provisions the road is to be blocked with boulders, fence posts and other appropriate means. When this area is developed, access to the site will be made by the public, therefore, Mesa County will improve the road to meet these needs. Removal of remainine stockpile: Mesa County intends to remove most of the stockpile from the site as soon as possible, therefore, little or none of the stockpile will be graded into the property.