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• • III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 999 STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Gepanmenl of Nalu r.I Rex~urces 1313 Sherman SL, Room '_ I5 GenvNr, Colorado 8l?U3 D I `/ I S I O N O F Phnne~ 6031 856-3157 MINERAL S FAX: (3031 83? BI O6 6c GEOLOGY June 22, 2000 MENINGMSAFEiY Carroll and Arlene Jantzen ei1 °~°°^~ 2050 Meander Road Gn.ernnr Grep E. \Nalchcr Windsor,CO 80550 r.~~~~h.~D~ree~~r hhc hael B. Lang RE: Status of the Application, Western Mobile Northern, Inc., Division Dncao~ Loveland Pit, File No. M-2000-034 Dear Jantzens: The Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) has received your letter dated March l8, 2000 stating concerns with the Loveland Pit application. When written comments are received, the decision to approve or deny an application, or to approve an application with conditions, is made by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board) in a Formal Public Hearing. The DMG will make a recommendation on the application to the Board, and any interested members of the public are allowed to address the Board during the Heazing. The App]icant is also entitled to present information in support of the proposed gravel pit during the Hearing. By submitting written comments during the public comment period, you are entitled to become a party to the Hearing before the Board. An information package on the Hearing process and the rights and responsibilities of parties to the Hearing is enclosed with this letter. Regarding your specific concems with the application, the following list has been prepared to outline the areas of the Board's jurisdiction: Truck traffic and related impacts are not within the Board's jurisdiction. The decision as to whether a gravel pit is an acceptable land use in a particular location rests with the local land use authority. The Board is primarily concerned with the rec]amation of mined land and the minimization of environmental impacts during mining. Since hauling by truck is integral to most mining operations, the acceptability of the related noise, dust, increased traffic, etc. is decided locally. You are encouraged to pursue your concems with the local land use authority. The potential for air pollution is primarily regulated by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. Gravel pit operators are required to obtain Air Pollution Emission Notices from the Heath Department for crushers and asphalt plants. The Board will typically require that topsoil and overburden stockpiles be vegetated with a temporary grass cover to prevent wind erosion. The Board does no[ regulate visual impacts. As stated previously, the decision as to whether a gravel pit is an acceptable land use in a particular location rests with the local land use authority.