GENERAL55251

Petition For Declaratory Order
Mr. Gazy Smith, owner and operator of Smith Farms petitions the Colorado Mined Land
Reclamation Board for a Declaratory Order exempting the following described activity from a
reclamation permit:
Mr. Smith wishes to clean up approximately 15,000 cubic yazds of material on his farm. The
material was generated some 50 to 60 years ago when a drainage ditch was constructed on Smith
Farms property by the imgation association. This material consist of cobble, gravel and some
overburden. The effected area wnsist of several piles or berms along three (3)'h mIle tracts
with a total area of approximately 2'/z acres.
Approximately'/x to 2/3 of the materials will be used for road and land improvements on the
Smith Fatms. The remainder being offered to the public for sale as sand, gravel, road base,
cobble and composted topsoil.
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Materials will be moved from there current location to an onsite screening area for better public
access. These azeas aze currently plowed fields and will be reclaimed to hay or sod..No actual
excavation will occur.
The material in its present state and location create a situation that makes a portion of the land
unusable and an eyesore to Smith Farrns. Weeds can only be hand or aziel sprayed and the
acreage can not be used for farming purposes. Once the land is cleazed Smith Farms is
committed to reclaiming the land by extending the adjacent hay fields and perimeter roads.