GENERAL52876

• Permit No: M2004044
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 8/9/2004
• Doc Name: Objection
• From: B. Michl Lloyd
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

B. Mic61 Lloyd
/ 12202 East 168' Avenue
Brighton, Colorado 80602
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
August 8, 2004
Mr. Harry Posey
/ Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 /n~So
Denver, Colorado 80203
RECEIVED
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RE: Aggregate Industries-WCR, Inc.
Application for Permit - M-2004-044 OG, f~eotem
Tuaon South Resource ~~~, ~„~,,~
Adams County
Dear Mr. Posey
This is a letter of comments regarding Aggregate Industries' above mentioned application
for a permit for sand and gravel mining in the area of Tucson Street and Route 7 just
outside of Brighton in Adams County ("Tucson South'. Aggregate Industries has another
sand and gravel mining operation adjacent to the area they are requesting to mine. This
other mining operation is known as the Tucson resource sand and gravel mine ("Tucson
Pit's and Aggregate Industries operates this mine under Permit # M-91-140. I have a
copy of the application for permit M-2004-044 and a copy Permit #M-91-140. The
Tucson Pit has gone through several ownership changes since it was originally permitted
in 1991.
My home is in this neighborhood.
The reason for my addressing the Tucson Pit in this letter is that, as I understand it,
Colorado law may not allow your office to issue (and possibly not even consider)'an
operators request for a new mining permit if that operator is in violation of their mining
permit at any other location. Aggregate Industries' Tucson Pit currently appears to be in
violation of Permit M-9i-140. Based on the documents filed with the State of Colorado,
numerous variances from their mining plan are apparent when viewed from the
surrounding roads. A partial list includes:
1. The fence around the property is missing or down in several areas.
2. The mining plan requires concurrent reclamation -the only thing I am
aware of at the Tucson Pit that is part of reclamation is the slurry wall that
was installed a few years ago. The mining operation has been going on
since approximately 1992.
3. Noxious weeds are not being taken care of.
4. The roads on the property do not appear to be maintained in accordance
with the mining plan.
5. Signage at the mine is not in compliance with the State's requirements.