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r • .~ L 3 Based on inforwation in our files, it appears the pit roe inactive far epproxiwately nine years betreen late 1981 and early 1991. A cowpliance examination conducted on Decewber 19, 1985, revealed that your conveyor roe still on site but the pit roe inactive. (This roe personal property rhich, in accordance rith Section 19 of the STANDARD PROVISIONS, should have been removed frow the site by no later then February 2, 1983.) On March 11, 1991, a small sale of wineral wateriale roe authorized frow the pit to Sutherland Brow., Inc. far 1,000 cubic yards of Band and gravel. Thies sale included the stockpile of gravel waterial, the ornerehip to rhich had reverted to the United States nearly eight years earlier. During a discussion you had rith BaD Kerehar late last year (1992), you indicated that you Wight pcesibly be interested in purchasing cone additional waterial frow the subject pit. In response to that request, BLN spent several days doing weaeurementa and calculations of possible reserves rhich could be rewoved frow a defined area rhich could ultiwately result in elopes suitable for final reclawation rithin the pit area. Our calculations resulted in a figure of approximately 4,000 cubic yerde of material rhich could be readily available and could facilitate uncowplicated reclawation. In addition, re have reconsidered our initial proposal to designste the Disappointwent pit as a •cowwunity pit.' Historically, dewand for gravel waterial crow the general public, counties or other contractors has been winiwal over the peat ten years. Me also see nothing in the near suture rhich could generate substantial dewande for any gravel resource. Therefore, re see no need to waintain the pit in an unreclaiwed statue. Horever, I recognize this situation has a long and eowerhat confusing history. After our talk, I discussed it at length rith Bob Kerehar and Kent Hoff wan of wy staff. Finally, chat woof guide BLM actions are our existing lace, regulations, and contracts. Therefore, re present tro options to you at this tiwe concerning the subject pit. 1. If you desire, re could initiate a contract rith you for 4,000 cubic yerde of waterial frow the specific areas of the pit defined by the weasurenente taken last euwwer. Rewoval of the material could be accowplished in a wanner rhich rodid be torard final reclawatian of the pit. Once the 4,000 cubic yards are rewoved frow the pit area or expiration of the contract, rhichever occurs first, the pit area rill be fully reclaiwed to the standards set forth in the original contract 1C0-030-MPO-1) and those required in your perwit frow the Colorado Nined Land Reclawation Division (N-80-038). The reclawation could include backfilling of any exploration pits existing in an open condition that rare dug under the authorization of October 12, 1979.