PERMFILE104031

• Permit No: M2001108
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/4/2002
• Doc Name: 2nd adq review
• From: DMG
• To: Alamosa County
• Section_Exhibit Name: permit doc
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
7373 Sherman Sr, Room 275
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
January 29, 2002
Ken VanIwarden
Alanrosa County
P.O. BOX 178
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Division Director
Alamosa, CO 81101
Re: Alamosa County Pit #1, File No. M-2001-108, Second Adequacy Review
Dear Mr. VanIwarden,
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I have reviewed your recent submittal, which was received hereon January 25, 2002. It addres° ost of the
issues listed in my January 7, 2002, letter. All items which are now considered to be adequate will be included
in this letter. The items listed below are relatively simple, which should not require too much ume to answer. For
all outstanding adequacy items, please provide the required responses. As before, the items are listed in the order
of the exhibit to which they pertain (though the numbering does not correlate to my earlier letter). Please arrange
your responses similarly.
Exhibit C -Mining Plan (Rule 6.3.3
1. You have clarified that crushing is to be one of the future activities in the pit, and that asphalt hatching is also
one of the proposed activities. It does not matter at this time or in the context of this application whether these
activities will occur up on unmined land or down in the pit. Please note the two following items of importance: Do
not allow topsoil to become degraded; these activities should not occur on land which has not been stripped of its
topsoil Do not allow groundwater to become degraded; you must ensure that all hydrocarbons such as fuel, oil
and lube, plus all other fluids used in these activities are stored securely with adequate (impermeable) secondary
containment, and handled carefully. Spills and contamination must be promptly and properly dealt with. Please
commit to these practices.
2. You clarified that the proper setback distances will be maintained between the pit highwalls and permit
boundary. Please note that a setback distance which is proper and adequate fora 20-foot deep pit will be
insufficient if the pit is excavated deeper. This is not a problem, as long as it can be demonstrated at that time that .
there is sufficient material left unmined to allow acut-and-fi{I type slope reduction. Your maximum reclaimed
slope gradient is revised to be 3:1. Please comment.
3. You stated that the affected land and the adjacent land is not currently grazed by livestock, and that a fence will
therefore not be immediately necessary along the permit boundary. Your plan will require the removal of the
existing (dilapidated) fence, at least within the 9.99-acre permit area, which seems logical. However, there is no
information given as to the name of owner(s) of the existing fence, nor whether its replacement will be required as
part of final reclamation. Please provide that information.
Additional Items
4. The proof of publishing the legal notice, in the form of a notarized affidavit from the publisher, must still be
provided. This must be received prior to the decision date.