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- , iii iiiiiiiiuiiiiii • <br />RAYE & ASSOCIATES <br />~~'ds!!o~ !9 l~® <br />I'+i NY 1 5 1979 <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION <br />Colo. Dept. of Natural Resources <br />Mr. Rick Mills <br />Ms. Carol Pa hike <br />Colorado Department of <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Natural Resources <br />Division <br />RE <br />Dear Rick and Carol: <br />Progress WthiT+ Enviro~+n+e++tal 7bler¢T+ces <br />May 18, 1979 <br />Rockcastle Coal Company <br />Grassy Creek Coal Mine ill <br />Your File X78-45 <br />I am writing this letter for the dual purpose of responding to your <br />inspection report of April 17, 1979, and to document actions that <br />the Rockcastle Company has taken subsequent to that date. I have made <br />three trips to the site since the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />meeting on April 26, 1979, and can attest to these actions. This letter <br />also describes conditions at the mine site during your inspection on <br />May 11, 1979, and the present status of environmental controls being <br />followed. As you know, the haul road at Grassy Creek Coal Mine T11 is <br />in the construction phase and the Rockcastle Company has been struggling <br />against inclement weather conditions all spring. Therefore, the two <br />times you visited the site have been under the worst possible conditions. <br />As I understand your inspection report, the two main areas of concern <br />are topsoil salvaging procedures and sediment control measures. In re- <br />sponse to topsoil salvaging, the Rockcastle Company has salvaged the <br />topsoil located at the toe of the fill along the haul road. This was <br />accomplished by using a backhoe with a 35 foot reach to pull the topsoil <br />to the roadway and subsequently spread it along the downslopes of the <br />haul road in preparation for seeding. Additionally, topsoil which had <br />been pushed down from the upper edge of the road cut into the road it- <br />self and may have appeared to been lost, has been picked up and either <br />spread along the downslopes of the road in preparation for seeding or <br />hauled to a new topsoil stockpile for use in future topsoil needs. <br />976 WELCH COURT GOLDEN. COLORADO 60401 • +3031 234-9655 <br />