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SIERRA <br />CLUB <br /> <br />Trappers Lake Group <br />Box 772746 Steamboat Springs,CO 80477 <br />Steve Wenner <br />Li/ision bf I`lining and Geology <br />1~]: Sherman St #'.'15 <br />lien•/er', CO l3ir~i;3 n„„,,. <br />September 27, 199, <br /> <br />SEP 2 9 jg9. <br />t'. .. rJL <br />Re: i~olor•ado Yampa Coal Reclamation F'er•mit review -rangeland vs <br />pastureland status <br />Lear Steve Renner, <br />The Sier•r•a Club would liL::e the opportunity t^ comment on this permit <br />review. The Sierra Club represents 14ir northwest color ado residents, <br />1.1,uUir Colorado members and over 6~O,UOU members nation wide. Our <br />interest is to protect;, pr•eser••/e and enioy oLrr• wildlands. <br />fhe Colorado Yampa Coal reclamation permit originally proter_ted the <br />INlldn P_55 of 't L, ~.s area by pr•ovid ing for• r•ec lamest ion of the land to <br />r•anya=land-its original state. We see this area in oi.rr• daily tr•ave7.s <br />and it sLrr•e l.ooL::s 1.il::e pastureland and devoid of shr•Lrbs and natural <br />veyetati.on of the surrounding rangeland. It stands or_rt as a sore <br />thumb! <br />Is tt,e review of the permit solely because the Coa:L Company wants an <br />easy way out of abiding by thei.r• permit-' Sierra Club members are very <br />concerned that this is the case. The precedence of changing permit <br />requirements midstream is apgall.ing(or ~.s this business as usual'r') At <br />a minimum a pLrb:Lir_ hE=ari.ny held in 'the vic~.ntity of the mine should <br />nr=r=ur prior to any permit revisions, The permit changes affect the . <br />puhl.i.c. <br />5:ier•r•~a C1r..rb wc~u7.d li.L::e to see tL,e per•m:i.t remain intact and have the <br />].and retr.u•ned to, as close as possible its or•i~inal state, rangeland. <br />If there is a hearing planned be~+ore tree gover•ni.ng body we would li4:e <br />~l~;o be notified-. Also, we fee]. 'the F'r..rbli.c is cbncer•ned and this issr_re <br />should be made public through a public hearing in Routt County pr•ior• <br />t^ anv offir_i.al review. <br />We appr•ecia~te your time in addressing our concerns, The pub:Li.c is <br />cnncer•ned! Thank: you, <br />Sincer•el.Y•, <br />~ _an Hoffman <br />Joan Floffm~,nn <br />-rr-send notices to: ..^8075 RCR#18 <br />Steamboat Sgrings, CO 80487 <br />~'~,_-879-"cir~1. <br />cc BE r~ Beall, Route County C;ommissibner <br />