PERMFILE122349

• Permit No: M1983013
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/11/1983
• Doc Name: LATHAM BURKETT FN 83-13
• From: MLRD
• To: ALBERT RUCKMAN
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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MINED LAND RECLAMATION DI
DAVID C. SNELTON Director
March 11, 1983
Mr. Albert Ruckman
P. O. Box 1240
Grand Junction, Colorado 81502
Re: Latham -Burkett
File No. 83-13
Dear Mr. Ruckman:
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On completing the adequacy review of the above li -i+~pee~ permit
application, several questions and points of clarification need to be
addressed before this application can be brought before the April 27-28,
1983 meeting of the Mined Land Reclamation Board. Please address the
questions and comments in detail prior to April 15, 1983.
The following points need to be addressed:
Exhibit D - Mining Plan
(1) To what depth will topsoil be stripped, and how much material will o /~
be available for revegetation efforts?
(2) Where will the topsoil be stockpiled? °r'e
(3) What size brush will be included in the topsoil stockpile, and where
will you dispose of excess brush?
(4) Is the haul road acreage included in the 69 acres of affected land?
(5) Please supply more detail about the actual mining of the gravel (i.e.,
direction of mining, plant operations, dewatering operations and equipment,
life-of-mine, drainage control plans).
Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan
(1) Will all areas to be seeded be topsoiled to a depth of 6"?
(2) What will be your fertilization rates?
(3) What will be your mulch rates and how will it be applied?
(4) Discuss seeded preparation and depth of planting.
(5) Will you use the SCS suggested dates for planting?
(6) The seed mix suggested by the SCS is wrong for broadcast rates and
drilled rates. According to SCS standards and specifications of seeding
rates, the rates should be as follows:
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