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be added if monitoring shows an increase in the infestations. Obviously the revegetation establishment will depend <br />on livestock being excluded from the site, but at this time no fencing costs are included in the estimate. <br />Onsite mining-related debris, which may include inert materials such as asphalt waste, equipment parts, reject <br />material, etc., but not contaminants to soil or water, may be buried onsite. If clean-up of other types of materials <br />requires special handling, testing or offsite disposal in special facilities, additional bond may be required. The <br />volume used in this estimate is taken from your conversion application. <br />Finally, stormwater drainage concerns were addressed. The detention ponds which have been part of the <br />stormwater control plan during mining are to be removed during reclamation, according to your plan. While the <br />site is being reclaimed, perimeter berms and riprapped drainage outfall structures will be installed, also according to <br />your plan. These activities are included in the general grading task (number 001). <br />These reclamation costs represent a situation of permit default at the point of maximum disturbance, wherein the <br />State must hire a contractor Yo perform the required reclamation to the specifications of an approved reclamation <br />plan. While this bond increase may stem large, please be reminded that small changes can accumulate over several <br />years. Probably more significant, the recent increases in fuel costs, plus labor and equipment rental rates have <br />contributed to the biggest changes. <br />State law requires that a permitted operator post and maintain a bond in an amount sufficient to perform the <br />reclamation. Our routine periodic reviews of bonds usually reveals that a bond increase is required. By law, an <br />operator must provide any increase in bond within 60 days after notification. This letter and enclosed packet <br />represent notice that your bond must increase. <br />Please review the figures and contact me promptly if you notice any errors or omissions in this estimate. <br />(Reductions in bond amount may be possible by changing your permit or approved plans, which would require the <br />approval of an amendment or technical revision, Until changes are made to your permit, however, the figures in the <br />packet herein are considered as valid.) Regardless of any changes to the final amount of bond increase which result <br />from our discussions during the next 60 days, any bond increase must be received by the Division by the end of that <br />period. <br />If you have any questions about the figures in this packet, please contact me as shown below. For all questions <br />regarding the types of bond instruments accepted by the Division, or to request new bond forms, please contact Ms. <br />Suzi Ericksen at the Division's Denver office (see letterhead). The final bond documents should be submitted <br />directly to Ms. Ericksen. <br />If you have questions or comments, I may be reached at the Division's Durango field office: 701 Caanino del Rio, <br />Room 125, Durango, CO 81301: telephone 970/247-5193 or fax 970/247-5104. <br />Sincerely, <br />~4~ (~~~~ <br />Bob Oswald <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc(w/encl): Don Gosney, Gosney and Sons, P.O. Box 367, Bayfield, CO 81122 <br />cc(w/out encl): Suzi Ericksen, DMG Denver <br />encl: 2/21/02 bond recalculation packet <br />a:Acugnini fw0l <br />