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iii iiiiiiiiiiiu iii <br />The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company <br />November 18, 1993 <br />Mr. Wallace H. Erickson <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street -Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Reclamation of Coal Loadout Facilities <br />Permit No. C-82-055 <br />Dear Mr. Erickson: <br />Pa~l1 e. <br />Co rre;o o»slc. cc <br /> <br />~~c~,122 ~i99.i <br />r <br />The Santa Fe Railway does object to revegetation at the reference location. <br />These areas are work areas and will be used as such in the future for our operations. <br />As industrial sites these areas are continually used and vegetation will hinder <br />operations. <br />Additionally, we object to drainage control different from that desired by our <br />local personnel at Trinidad. Our representative at Trinidad has reviewed the site <br />with Landmark Reclamation and Energy Fuels representatives and we have advised <br />them how we want drainage controlled and grading completed. That is, for drainage <br />directed north to a culvert which carries drainage off site. <br />The sumps were not a problem as long as the coal loading facility was in place. <br />However the use will change during our operations, such as storage, access, and <br />others, and the sumps/ditches will impede travel, limit storage of materials, and <br />generally disrupt our day to day operations. Additionally, the drainage desired by us <br />will be consistent with drainage throughout our Trinidad operations on similar sites. <br />The reference sites, reclaimed to our original use will be no different from <br />those areas that have never been permitted by the State for coal loading use or any <br />other use. We appreciate the reclamation efforts and strongly urge the State to <br />cooperate with us and allow reclamation consistent with our needs and desires. <br />Please contact me if you have questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />Fred Sparks <br />Assistant Superintendent <br />cc: Mr. Mark Kerr <br />4901 S. Windermere Street <br />Littleton, CO 80120 <br />A Santa Fe /nduslr~es Company <br />