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United States Department of the Interior <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />BROOKS TOWERS <br />1020 15TH STREET <br />DENVER, COLORADO 80202 <br />i s pan leas <br />Mr. Matthew S. Sakurada <br />Manager of Engineering <br />Colorado Westmoreland, Inc. <br />Orchard Valley Mine <br />~ P. 0. Bos E <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />Dear Mr. Sakurada: <br />iii iiiiiiiiiiiii iii <br />999 <br />J <br />JAN 2 01980 <br />~J'Jlu. ~1C,11. JJ L'_ i~/~t~ r\~~{a{fl il~.J <br />This letter is to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the check for 399.00 <br />to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in payment to the Upper Colorado <br />River Basin Endangered Fishes Conservation Fund. This payment satisfies <br />the requirements of special condition 1 to the approval of the mining <br />plan, as modified. This payment is a one-time obligation; however, any <br />future change to your operation that would result in an increase in <br />depletion of streamflow to the Upper Colorado River Basin will require <br />further assessment to the Fund. <br />If you have ar>,y questions please contact Stephen Parsons or Richard <br />Holbrook at 844-2451. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ ~, ~~- <br />Allen D. Klein <br />Administrator <br />. Western hnical Center <br />cc: David C. Shelton, Colorado MI,RD <br />Robert Hagen, AFO <br />