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~ .i ~~I ~~~~I~~I~~~~~ ~I~ trrv4,rt}~ _~- 2 , .1981 Mark S. Loye Department of Natural Resources Denver, CO 8203 Re: Adequacy Review File No. 81-154 Dear Mr. Loye: ~`~ ~! ~' ~ 1981 ~~ -(~~G P°'"~'.J LAND RECLAMATPDN Cuio. Dept. of Natural Resource I will try to clarify your questions nn an item by item basis as listed in your inquiry. Under application item #15, for Pit No. 1, when the area has been mined out, there will be a flat and level area protected on two sides by a berm or elevated land. The level area will consist of about five acres and will be utilized by installaticn of the San Miguel County Maintenance Shop and storage area. In Pit No. 6, this is a sandstone shelf, or ledge with no topsoil at all and the material is drilled and blasted to obtain large stone for rip-rap end erasion control. It is only used periodically and I anticipate a life span of 10 to 15 years before being ex- hausted, but if it is discontinued before that time, then it will he housed over and used as storage area, as it is adjacent to another county maintenance shop. In this area, the county awned land is twenty (20) acres, but the actual pit excavation comprises an area of about 50 feet by 200 feet. Exhibit 8 1. In all pit areas where there is topsoil to be removed, it is ~~C'^Trmerely pushed to either side of excavation and stockpiled so as ~'~ +~t to be readily available for recovery into reclamation area. We b~ P""~ are in constant contact with the Soil Conservation Service regarding stabilization of stockpiles and reclamation cover crops. In fact, their office is in the same building as ours. 2. There will be some permanent fixtures and equipment placed on pits No. 1 8 6 as stated in the first two paragraphs; but it is unknown at this time just what the specific placements will be. There will be no permanent placements in any of the other sites. 3. 8 4. Pit #3 will enlarge the existing reservoir and when min- ing is completed the surrounding area will be reclaimed back to the projected water line. This is strictly a private stack pond. Pit #5 is owned by the State Fish and Game Department, It is a shale deposit and will be mined at no greater depth than three (3) feet and will be used as a picnic and camping area. Reclaim- ation will be performed to their specifications and water drain- age will be diverted to where they specify.