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M/ Pir- H,,it`- ~~ 61820 Merimac Lane Montrose, CO 81401 July 16, 2003 Mr. Cazl B. Mount Senior Environmental Protection Specialist Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 RECEIVED JUL 18 2003 ~ Division of Minerals and Geology Dear Mr. Mount: / / This letter refers to the Haldorson Sand and Gravel Mine application, M-2003-037. I have a background in farming and construction work, and I have questions and concerns about this application. To begin with, the application does not have sufficient information forme to clearly determine if there will be enough fill material to reclaim the land to the depths shown on the reclamation map. When I tried to figure what amount of fill would be needed, I came up with an additional half a million cubic yards of offsite material needed to reclaim the land to the depths proposed in the reclamation plan. I think the applicant should be required to carry a bond to provide additional fill material from off the site. Also, looking at the application it is not cleaz whether the Table U 1 refers to reclamation costs to reclaim the land as rangeland or as cropland. As cropland the six inches of topsoil isn't enough to make it land that will grow crops, and leaving it as two separate pits that don't drain isn't going to work as cropland, either. I have installed septic systems on Spring Creek Mesa and found a high water table in several places. I doubt that a pit this deep will be dry during the summer months. The applicant states that there will be concurrent reclamation but also states that Phase 1 and the northern part of Phase 2 will not be reclaimed until the end of the project in at least 21 years and maybe longer depending on the mazket for gravel. Which is it, concurrent reclamation or reclamation in Phase 6? I would say this application needs a lot more information in it and some proof to back it up. Sincerely y~o,(u~rs~ r'r Delmar G Wiesner