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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 - STATE OF COLORADO Roy Romer, Govei DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION FRED R. BANTA, Director October 11 , 1989 Mr. Bob Sherman Rock castle Coal Company c/o Mr, Mark Korb Korb and Carroll 106 Oak Street Fort Collins, CO 80524 Re: Grazing at the Grassy Gap Mine, File No. C-81-039 Dear Mr. Sherman: Two weeks ago, I performed the third quarter complete inspection at the Grassy Gap tdine. I had difficulty getting in the gate at Twentymile Road, so I took the liberty of contacting John Servatius and Phil Salazar of Bogle Farms to learn the combination of one of the locks (combination 0-0-0, for your future use). Mr. Servatius indicated that he thought the gates were locked because over one thousand of Perulis' sheep were grazing in there. During the inspection I did not see any sheep but noticed a sheepherder along the access road within a mile of Twentymile Road and also noticed that there had been moderately intensive grazing at Pits 2, 3 and 5. - Rock castle has committed to submittal of a grazing plan on page II.J-llb of the permit application. A grazing plan should include: the carrying capacity of the area (A.U.M.s), the number and type of animals to be grazed, the percent utilization of the stand, and a schedule of animal rotation to different areas. Rockcastle should submit this type of plan by next spring to ensure that grazing-at-•the•stte-is properly=managed: -There appeared~to ~°-~~°•-- be significant confusion among the individuals with whom I talked about the grazing status at various pits. The Division does encourage grazing on reclaimed areas to provide evidence that the post~nining land use can be supported. Sincerely, Catherine W. Begej ~~ Reclamation Specialist CWB/ern 0254E 215 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. (303) 866-3567