PERMFILE110178

• Permit No: M1983013
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 4/19/1983
• Doc Name: LATHAM BURKETT
• From: MLRD
• To: ALBERT RUCKMAN
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
DAVID C. SHELTON Director
Ric hard D Lamm
Ga+ernor
April 19, 1983
Mr, Albert Ruckman
P.O. Box 1240
Grand Junction, Colorado 81502
RE; Latham-Burkett
FILE #: 83-13
Uear Mr. Ruckman:

I have just completed the review of your adequacy response received April
1, 1983, and several points of clarification need to be addressed before
the Board meeting of April 21-28, 1983. Please have your response to us
by April 22, 1983. The following points need to be addressed:
Exhibit D - Mining Plan
(1) The staff feels that the incorporation of brush in pit slopes will
lead to piping and instability of the slopes. Therefore, please
submit your alternative approach to dealing with the excess brush.
Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan
(1) If brush is incorporated in any material that will be used for
re vegetation purposes, then it becomes necessity to fertilize,
because you have increased the amount of carbon residue in relation
to available nitrogen. Therefore, in order to break down the brush
and thereby release nitrogen for plant use you must fertilize.
Please submit your fertilization plan to reduce carbon to nitrogen
ratios that will then ensure that vegetation will not be depleted of
nitrogen.
(2) Please supply us with species and seeding rates or transplanting
rates for shrubs if shrubs are not incoporated in overburden
stockpiles.
Exhibit G -Water Information
(1) Do you have existing water rights for Colorado river water? ,r~~~
(2j Have you complied with the letter from the Office of the State//~~
Engineer, Division of Water Resources, dated March 3, 1983? C ~~~
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423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado A0203 Tel [phone]