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~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ DENVER. <br />999 OFFICE . <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DI VISIOPJ OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmerl of Nawral Resources <br />131 3 Shernan 51., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado AO203 <br />Phone: 13031 R66-356: <br />FAY: 13031 8328106 <br />DENVER OFFICE <br />PUBLIC FILE COP1~ <br />FILE: M-7~-/~0 <br />SITE: ECC~soh P; <br />~~ <br />DEPARTMENT' OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Septembflr 10, 1997 <br />Mr. Randy Sunderland, General Manager <br />Delta County Independent <br />P.O. BOX 809 <br />Delta, CO 81416 <br />RE: Ellison Gravel Pit -Violation for Mining Outside the Permitted Area <br />Permit No. M-78-170 <br />Dear Mr. Sunderland: <br />Roy Ramer <br />Governor <br />fames 5. Lochhead <br />Eaecmive Director <br />M¢hael R. Long <br />Division Direaor <br />Our officl~ has received a copy of a recent newspaper article published in the Delta County Independent <br />regardinc the above referenced violation. A portion of that article contained a substantial <br />misrepre:3entation from Mr. Ted H. Hayden, Chairman of the Board of Delta County Commissioners, <br />regardinc how our Division and Board are funded. A copy of the article is attached for your reference. <br />The Division has responded directly to Mr. Hayden with a letter, copy attached, providing a factual <br />explanation of how the Division and Board are funded, and how the method of funding developed by <br />the StatEl avoids any potential conflict of interest associated with collection of civil penalties. The <br />Division respectfully requests that the misinformation contained in the article be corrected in an <br />appropriate fashion by your newspaper. <br />Please contact me at the Division's Durango Field Office, 484 Turner Drive, Building F, Suite 101, <br />Durango CO 81301, telephone no. 970-247-5062 if you need any additional information. <br />Sincerel~~, <br />-~~~~ <br />Tom Gill s <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />/tdg <br />Enclosures <br />a:m170com2.tdg <br />