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---' wesTetw <br />-_ - - rvs~s-trrntt <br />uvc. <br />'- = A suGeidinrp <br />aJ <br />= Wesien~ £ueLc <br />acvan(rors, hrc. <br />June 17, 1996 <br />RECEIVED <br />'`~~~ ~ " 1996 <br />Mr. Dan Mathews Division of Minerals 3 Geology <br />Grand Junction <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />2148 Broadway, #C-5 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81503 <br />Re: Relevant showing of road construction, design and maintenance to comply with Section <br />4.03.1(1)(dxii) and 4.03.2(1)(f)(ii) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Boazd for Coal Mining. "REVISED" <br />Dear Dan: <br />The purpose of this letter is to provide a relevant showing that the herein mentioned travelways <br />that meet the DMG's definition of Road, as described in Section 1.04(111), meet the performance <br />standards of 4.03.1 and 4.03.2. <br />Evidence will not be presented for improvement work on Rio Blanco County Road 65 as it is and <br />always has been a pubfic road since the issuance of this permit and consequently is specifically <br />excluded from the DMG's definition of "Road" as described in Section 1.04, definition (111). <br />Refuse Haul Road <br />The Refuse Haul Road was designed before Colorado gained primacy for surface inspection and <br />therefore the original design and referenced standazds are from 30 CFR part 817. The referenced <br />standards have also been re-numbered since that time. To move forward in time to the present, <br />the appropriate Federal standazds appear now to be 30 CFR 817.150 and 817.151. The <br />cottesponding CMLRB standard is 4.03.1. <br />Through research of the design drawings, verbiage in the Permit documents, maintenance history <br />and visual inspection the refuse haul road appears to substantial comphance the provisions of <br />Rule 4.03.1. <br />More specifically the design, location, width and visible surface construction features were all <br />considered for the use of two 35 ton dump bed haul trucks or trucks of similar design. Through <br />witnessing the performance of the road over the past ten years, it appears that the construction of <br />the road has met the design criteria in that, the road has experienced no sloughing or structural <br />damage and has only had a minimum of soft spots even through the worst of weather. <br />De~erado Atine <br />p.o. eox 1067 <br />Rangely, Colorado 816ti8 <br />Telephone i0;/675-R4jl <br />Telecopier ;03/675-5229 <br />