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~' r• ~ <br />~. ~ r <br />. AA flnl.D. •- `. S v! : ~~y~.,, • PMONF (:1091 Qldt•t•1 . <br />aR~lifoM :..~ , <br />..purrura. :~. nr.1p/~S. <br />E M4Dpll, t..3.~"~~• <br />H1N/ udrnwtrnarar . <br />EL PASO COUNTY <br />3170 CENTUNY STREET .~ <br />COLORADO SFRIN(iS. COLORADO Pf~907 <br />September 21, 1977 <br />C. C. McCall, Administrator :; <br />Deoarer.tent of Natural Re~ulirces <br />Reclamation Section <br />1373 ;:1~^rman Street, Room 723 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Attcn?ion Jim Schmieding, l:ec]amation Specialist <br />Dear Sirs: <br />As i ,..rl 1 wnu11 during th~.• ra~~rkshop in Triniilad, Sept. 9, <br />1 sra .•f~s,tn~; ~~ ?r t;ive•. ~o~n~° .,.~•::> or t!~r reclamation problems <br />and t•.r offer ~,.;l:s;r...! nuns <<.i.•tir..n, ,;hich have beer. dis- , <br />~~ <br />cuss+d with mini etlrcrs ,~ha arc cnnc~:rned about the situation. ~iy <br />I havr :tttettded three District t;ommissiorter's meetings this <br />year, and one of the most contrc,versial ::objects at these <br />meetings is the Alining Reclamation Regulations pertaining to <br />sand and gravel pits. 1'he majority of officials I personally <br />talked with were very concerned about the way these regulations <br />are a]~plied. 'I'he~e officials are government at the local level <br />where the prohtems of permits and enforcement begins and ends. <br />Yet thew same people Ceel they have beer. ignored as to the best <br />way Cur tnc~e rcl;ulat tufts to i!c apf•! ied and enforced. <br />The general feeling is that. they are being forced to comply <br />with r~ies and regulations that will be burdensome and unen- <br />Ccrcr.a.hl^ ii continued at the present rate. 1'he local officials <br />are no+. against complyin,n, with the law, but would prefer a far <br />less complicated Corm of r:or~•;,li:~.nc(•. ll~i:; ~a~n~ld be an ad vantaKe <br />both to thc• Eoard and to all t:ulorndo (?unti~c because cagier <br />cc•Inplian~e form; and .ia::s arc b.•tter :~iie1~[0U and adhered to b}' <br />eve..*}•va~. Af:ter all, it is c~,~ential to the success o£ the <br />program tla: l:~cal ufficiai• iullp undc.r~t:utd and be able to ex- <br />plain tha situation to th,~i7 ~.~:r••tituent:•. <br />•fhr. Co'I:~t:ir„, arc some vtf;g~.•sti•,nc tba! mi€ht help to alleviate <br />the CC~!1~:.'. /'nC '.t 1. :1 ]~1t Of ~)C,•nl~ii :71)Ollt t111 :~ {'I it foram: <br />.1 <br />.. <br />~. <br />:.~ <br />~~~:,. <br />r~ti <br />~,1 i.~ <br />:• <br />~:,. <br />:,~ . <br />::•. <br />~~r :i <br />