2005-06-27_REVISION - M1998059

• Permit No: M1998059
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/27/2005
• Doc Name: technical revision
• From: dmg
• To: l and l ready mix
• Type & Sequence: TR1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
June 27,2005
Ms. Laurine Koellner
L & L Ready Mix
P.O. BOX 218
Haxtun, CO 80731
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COLORADO
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
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Bill Owens
Governor
RE: Sunny Dale Farm Pit, Permit No. M-1998-059, Technical Revision (TR-O1)
Dear Ms. Koellner,
Russell George
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division DIreCIOr
Na[u21 Resource Trus[ee
The Division of Minerals and Geology is in receipt of your letter dated June 24, 3005 clarifying the intentions of
L & L Ready Mix with regazd to the maximum area of disturbance at the Sunny Dale Fazm Pit. After further
review of the original permit application, the Division has identified that the submitted and approved Reclamation
Plan states: "As increments of 3 acres aze completed having the gravel extracted, reclaiming will begin. The
banks which have been disturbed will be sloped to a maximum of 3:1 slope. Overburden and dirty gravel will be
used if needed to accommodate this. After scarifying the graded slopes, six inches of topsoil will be spread over
the disturbed azea. A cover crop of hybrid forage sorghum will be seeded before July 1 at the rate recommended
by SCD. Grass seeding will be done between November 1 and May 1 when there is at least 8" to 12" of stubble
to seed grass into. The creek channel will not be seeded, as run off would wash away any vegetation which might
try to become established... As the mining advances to the west in the creek bed, the sides will be reclaimed at 3
acre increments." (See the enclosed copy of the original Reclamation Plan).
Therefore, it appeazs to the Division that the permit specifications prior to the approval of TR-Ol did in fact state
that the maximum disturbed, azea would be limited to 5 acres. The approval of TR-Ol increased the maximum
allowed disturbance to 25 acres. In order for the permit to be modified to allow for a maximum disturbed acreage
of 43 acres, a second technical revision (including the appropriate fee) will be necessary, which states that the
origina123 acres of the permit will remain disturbed, without the approved, concurrent reclamation that was
defined in the original permit, and the maximum disturbed acreage at the site will be 43 acres.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at [phone].
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Kate Pickford
Environmental Protection Specialist
cc: Carl Mount; DMG
Office of Office of Colorado
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