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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department o! Natural Resources <br />131 J Sherman 51.. Rnom 215 <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 I~~~~ <br />Phone. (3031 866 3567 <br />fA% 13031832-8106 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br /> NATURAL <br /> RESOURCES <br /> Roy Romer <br /> Governor <br /> <br />July 24 , 1996 ~a me> S Lx hhead <br />E.ecm rve Director <br /> Michael B Lonti <br /> Dn'~~~on Director <br />Mr. Murari Shrestha <br />Western Fuels-Utah <br />405 Urban Street, Suite 305 <br />Lakewood, CO 80228 <br />RE: Emergency Drill Site Reclamation <br />Deserado Mine, File No. C-81-018 <br />Dear Mr. Shrestha: <br />This letter is to formalize the Division's request that emergency <br />drill site LW9-1 be reclaimed during the current field season. As <br />you know, emergency drill sites LW9-1 and LW9-2 were authorized for <br />fire suppression efforts in late January, 1996. LW9-3 was <br />subsequently approved in March, 1996, to allow for monitoring of <br />the effects and status of the fire. <br />At the time they were approved, it was the Division's understanding <br />that the emergency drill sites were to be used as temporary fire <br />suppression measures only, and that they would be reclaimed when no <br />longer needed for that purpose. Subsequently, LW9-2 has been used <br />for gas monitoring in addition to LW9-3, and mine personnel have <br />indicated that LW9-1 might also be used for future monitoring. <br />The Division does not believe that drill site LW9-1 is appropriate <br />for non-emergency monitoring, given its location immediately <br />adjacent to an ephemeral drainage arroyo. The well should be <br />sealed, the drill pad graded to AOC and the arroyo channel <br />restored, and the entire site should be seeded and mulched this <br />fall. Appropriate mulch blanket product should be used to prevent <br />erosion prior to vegetation establishment within the reclaimed <br />arroyo channel and banks. Enforcement action may result if the <br />