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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY De mnment of Nutural Rewurces I~ ' 1313 Sherman $L, Ronm?15 ~~,,,~~ Denver, Colorado 80?U7 Illl~~~~~~~lll Phone: 17031 86fi-3567 FAX. 13011 8 3 2 81 U6 DEPARTMENT OE NATURAL July 31, 1997 RESOURCES Roy Romer Goeernor Mr. Douglas Frazier lames 5. Lochhead Eveculive Director Hidden Valley Ranch and Cattle Co., Inc. M"nae' a. `°ng Division Director 1809 Highway 133 Paonia, Colorado 81428-9711 RE: Citizen's Complaint, Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-96-083, Bowie Resources, Inc. Dear Mr. Frazier: It is a requirement of Section 5.02.5(4) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining (the Regulations) that, within 10 days of a coal mine site inspection that was initiated by a citizen's complaint, this Division must send notification to the citizen and to the alleged violator the following information: On July 21, 1997, the Division received a signed written complaint from Douglas Frazier, alleging possible violations of certain Regulations. The complaint involved dust and flyrock from blasting emanating from the Bowie No. 2 mine site. The Division determined that there was a possibility of imminent harm if the blasting flyrock allegation was true, so an inspection was conducted no later than the next day after the complaint had been received at the Division, as required by Regulation 5.02.5(1)(a); 2. Bill Carter of the Division conducted a field inspection at the site of the alleged violations. A copy of his inspection report is enclosed with this letter; 3. David Berry and Joe Dudash conducted telephone interviews with the citizen who filed the complaint, the alleged violator and other possible witnesses to the alleged violations; 4. Considering all of the information gathered during the field inspection and the