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~(s,cbw, <br />s~-- <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />~ D1V1510N OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resourlxs <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 2 i 5 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (3031832-8706 <br />July 18, 2005 <br />Mr. Michael Whitley <br />Office of Community Development <br />City of Greeley <br />110010' St., Ste. 202 <br />Greeley, CO 80631 <br />Re: Bestway Paving Company Pit No. <br />asP°r'se ~ Your Letter Dated May 20, 2005 <br />Dear Mr. Whitley: <br />1, Permit No. M-1977-315 <br />COLORADO <br />D 1 V 1 5 1 0 N O F <br />MIN SRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />AEC LANATION•NINING <br />SAfETY•SCIENCE <br />8111 Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />DiVi$ion DlreLiO! <br />Natural Resource Tlvstee <br />In your May 20, 2005 letter to the Division, you requested a written response "as the City of Greeley has <br />informed the applicants that the final subdivision will not be approved until we are satisfied that the subdivision <br />will not conflict with the Division of Minerals and Geology's reclamation plans for the property." <br />The permitted post-mining land use for the site is industrial/commercial. On June 21, 2005, the Division <br />inspected the referenced site to determine if reclamation had been achieved. The Division found that without <br />improving stabilization of the pit floor with the addition of road-base-quality gravel, removing or burying <br />exposed concrete, and reseeding the stockpiles and portions of side slopes to rneet the revegetation <br />standard, the subject mine site cannot be released from reclamation responsibility as an industrial/commercial <br />site. Please see the enclosed inspection report. <br />The Division cannot release the site under the assumption that future plans will be executed, as there is <br />currently no guarantee as to when or if they will occur. However, if the City approved the final subdivision, the <br />Division could release the operator from further reclamation responsibility. <br />Please contact me at (303) 866-4060 with any questions. <br />Sincerer <br />r ' <br />Kathleen L. Sullivan, P.E. <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Carl V. Hill, Bestway Paving Co., P.O. Box 3189, Greeley, CO 80633 <br />Carl Mount, DMG (via a-maid <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />