GENERAL37870

• Permit No: M1977210
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 6/1/2000
• From: TRANSIT MIX AGGREGATES
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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TRANSIT MIX AGGREGATES 999
CASTLE AGGREGATES
May 31, 2000
TRANSIT MIX OF PUEBLO AGGREGATES
Mr. Jim Stevens
Division of Minerals & Geology
1313 Sherman Street
Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Dear Mr. Stevens,
~ECEIVE®
JUN O1 2000
DihSion of Minerals & Geofo9Y
I v:cold !ike to take this appoau.^.ity to respond to your letter of May 23, 2000 to Mr.
Rick Paraday regarding [he Snyder Quarry (Permit M-77-210). Firs[ of all, I appreciate
your notification of [his potential problem.
DANIELS SAND
I would like to make it a matter of record that the letter from Fred Luiszer appears to be
associated with an unjustified complaint to the EI Paso County Health Department filed
by a Michael Frazier. This Michael Frazier illegally entered a mineshaft located in [he
Snyder Quarry on April 12, 2000. Castle hired two independent mine inspectors to
investigate the complaint, who found no, contaminates within the mineshafts. The EI
Paso County Health Department issued a letter on May 11, 2000 indicating [hat the
complaint was unjustified. I have enclosed letters from the Health Department and mine
inspectors.
Finally, I take exception to the implication that the quarry is "reopening". We have been
in operation since permits were issued. Also, Fred Luiszer's accusation that "quarry
management and others believe that [he water that drains into the closed basin, in which
[he quarry is located, does not drain to the springs of Manitou" is totally unfounded.
If you would like to discuss this situation further please call me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Je" rry Herman ,
Vice President
Castle Concrete CO
CASTLE P,O. Box 2379 Colorado Springs, CO 80901 Phone: [phone] FAX [phone]
DANIELS P,O. Box 2379 Colorado Springs, CO 80901 Phone: [phone] FAX [phone]
TMP P.O. Box 857 Pueblo, CO 81002 Phone: [phone] FAX [phone]