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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />.'"^ 6 United States Forest Paonia P.O. Box 1030 ggg <br />tP Department of Service Ranger District N Rio Grande Ave. <br />Agriculture PHONE NO. 970-527-4131 Paonia, CO 81425 <br />FAX 970-527-4151 <br />File Code: 2820-4 <br />Date: November 23, 2001 <br />Mr. Gene DiClaudio <br />President <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somersert, CO 81434 R~`CF~~/F <br />D <br />Dear Gene, n.v. ~OV 2 ~ ~QQ> <br />SrOR 0l <br />I participated in a field visit to the thermal event drilling locations and the g~/~,~,~~$~b~orehole <br />(GVB) drilling sites on November 21. Several items came to my attention that re' giY(f{9jtdiate action <br />on Mountain Coal Company's (MCC) part to remain in compliance with Forest Service conditions of <br />approval for these projects. <br />First, the closure gate on the Apache Rocks road has not been removed. MCC has been reminded to <br />remove this gate numerous times over the past few months. I am placing a November 28 deadline for this <br />gate to be removed. If it is not, then we will issue a Violation Notice. <br />Secondly, I am concerned that the Apache Rocks road has not yet been reclaimed to it's prior condition. <br />Berms and soil stockpiles aze still present along the road, and the road has not been narrowed to 10 feet as <br />prescribed. This work.needs to be done, and I request that MCC provide us with the plans for it's <br />completion as soon as possible. <br />Lastly, per discussions held in the field at the GVB drill sites, I am concerned about the road widths as <br />built on the ground. Throughout the GVB approval processes, MCC has indicated a 14 foot road width <br />was sufficient. However, roads widths in place on the ground are oflen l8 to 22 feet wide. I must <br />emphasize that MCC is responsible for informing it's subcontractors of the FS conditions of approval, <br />and seeing to it that the contractors follow these conditions. Future road work needs to be in compliance <br />with the 14 foot road width. <br />1 also need to remind you that complying with the conditions of approval is part of the Forest Service <br />decisions for MCC's activities. Compliance is imperative due [o the high degree of public scrutiny on <br />these projects. Non-compliance may result in a loss of credibility and trust with the public, making future <br />planning processes more difficult. <br />Thank you for your prompt attention to these matters. Please call me if you have any questions, or would <br />like to discuss any of these items further. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~~~`~ <br />SUSAN J. SPEAR <br />District Ranger <br />cc: Jim Burnell, CDMG <br />~~ <br />Caring for the Land and Serving People Pnn~eE on Recycles Pacer <br />