1982-02-17_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - M1981302 (3)

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f� • III IIIIIIIIIIIIIII Box 3562 999 I .lder, Colorado 80307 February 16, 1982 Mined Land Reclamation Board RECEIVED Room 423 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 FEB 171982 Attention: Mr. Brad Janes MINED LAND RECLAMATION Specialist Co!o. Dept. of Natural Resources Dear Board Members : Flatiron Sand and Gravel Company has submitted a request to you for a Reclamation Permit for the Deepe Farm property located in Sections 9 and 16, 71.1N. , R.70W. , Boulder County, Colorado . As residents and property owners in the immediate area of that mining site and the nonconforming Turnpike Pit , we have concerns about the reclamation of these areas which are discussed below. In addition, we have other concerns about these two mining sites which go far beyond what the Board ' s current understanding of its role is in the permit review process. Should the Board at any time concern itself with items formerly considered only the purview of the County, we request the opportunity to express our concerns to the Board prior to Board action involving either the Turnpike Pit or the Deepe Farm site. 1 . As can be seen from the enclosed statement of Conditional Approval of the Special Use adopted by Boulder County Commissioners January 11 , 1982, (item 17) , prior completion of the reclamation of the Turnpike Pit, including the lowering and flattening of the stockpiles , is one of the conditions. From testimony before the Boulder County Planning Commission we have been led to believe that Flatiron has encountered problems in the reclamation of the Turnpike Pit. Since this property is adjacent to the Deepe Farm site , whatever problems have occurred on the one may also develop on the other. It is appropriate to be sure that the Turnpike Pit reclamation can and will be completed satisfactorily before a permit is activated for the Deepe Farm site. We believe it is sound reasoning to be sure that whatever reclamation problems have developed at the Turnpike Pit are solvable to the appropriate degree required by the County and the State before the scope of mining operations in this same area, and one so close to heavily-populated :^esidential areas , is enlarged onto the Deepe Farm property. Therefore , we request that a comprehensive statement concerning the reclamation of the Turnpike Pit specifying any problems involved in that reclamation and stating the timetable for completion of the :reclamation process , including the lowering and flattening of -the stockpiles , be made available to the Board and the public prior to the hearing date of April 21-22 , 1982, so that we , as immediately-concerned citizens , have