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~ ~ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />~. <br />January 23, 1981 + <br />Mr. Wayne Smyth <br />Weld County Department of <br />Engineering <br />P. 0. Box 758 <br />Greeley, Colorado 80631 <br />RE: Hokestra Pit Statue <br />Our File tk80-14 <br />Desr Mr. Smyth: <br />On June 9, 1980, the Mined Lend Reclamation Board found Weld County in violation <br />of mining without a permit and operating against a cease and desist order. The <br />Board also directed the Attorney General to initiate injunction oroceedinga <br />against Weld County to atop all mining operations in the above pit. The Board <br />also set a hearing to consider possible civil penalties, for said violations, at <br />the July 23-24 1980 Board meeting. <br />Circumstance forstalled the injunction proeeedinRS. At the July 23, 1980 Board <br />meeting the Board found a max¢mum penalty of (2) two days of operating without a <br />permit which occurred in the spring of 1980, or a total of $2000.00 civil penalty. <br />The Board suspended $1000.00 Of the penalty, pending approval of the permit apali- <br />cation. <br />On November 12, 1980, the Mined Land Reclamation Board approved the above appli- <br />cation. The $1000.00 suspended penalty was therefore finalised by the permit <br />approval. However, the remaining $1000.00 of the original $2000.00 civil penalty <br />must be paid, per the July 23, 1980 Board ruling. Please submit [he $1000.00 <br />payment as soon ae possible. If such payment will not be forthcoming by the end <br />of February 1981, please notify the Division ae to when such payment will be made. <br />The above application provedtobea difficult situation for all parties concerned. <br />The ultimate out come, however, provided for a good reclamation plan for the site, <br />adequate protection to off-site properties, and a renewed spirit of. cooperation <br />between the two units of government. The division looks forward to wotkinp, with <br />Weld County under more favorable conditions in the future. <br />The mining and reclamation permit for the above application le attached. If you <br />desire a copy of the original permit application or any correspondence which amended <br />the application, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Brad Janes <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />BJ:ya <br />