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~ ~~ <br />~C~~ ~; ~~ <br />n'ivisia,~ or Minerals and Gealcpy - <br />April 20, 2002 <br />2 <br />Division of Minerals.and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />Dear Division, <br />- .. As a resident o? Pueblo County, the area where the Rio Grande Portland Cement plant is . <br />_ . ;pwposed~l am cvncemed at~ut the duality of its Reclamation Phan, The permit application is complex and <br />~~ regal res much s3udy. -Fi~aseszteiid ttie public comment periodYor an additional 70 days and schedule a <br />pubfib bearing on the pemtit:;ftis.imperative that this hearing tie held in Pueblo; In the evening, so that the <br />public may attend. <br />The areas that need tv ba addressed at the public hearing are the Inadequacy of the plate to <br />restore the area to use as rangeland, based on the amounts of water and seed specified, in relation to the <br />climatic conditions of the area; <br />-the monitoring requirements for reclaimed areas are unspecific and insuificient, and do not <br />adequately protect the public from continued blowing dust -which will occur indefinitely, <br />according to the plan;,--. -. <br />•_ - _ <br />- -time limits described are not specific, and terms such as "cornpletion° are inadequately defined; <br />-the plan is v~C7ue throughout - it basically fails to outline in detail a specific plan <br />-information on mineral rights is missing; <br />-there is no evidence of how the hydrologic balance of the affected Land and the surrounding area <br />will be preserved; - <br />-no real historical or archaeological survey has been done to determine whether important cultural <br />areas will bedestvysd by mfnlr~g <br />-there is no evidence of how piles of removed sdl wiH be prevented from biowirrg. <br />1 have many cthercorii:erns. Much more opportunity for study and putiCic comment, major - ' .' <br />revision, and a chance to get answers to questions, is necessary.betore this Recamation Plan can <br />be considered nrorthy of use on our beautiful landscape in Pueblo County. <br />Please send me a notice of the public hearing when it is scheduled. Thank you. <br />aril l3 0 ~/ Fo ~e l e .81 /d <br />'~c,c ~!~ /o C o ~lc~e <br />Sincerely, <br />~ °~7i2~~ "~ t fir, ~ <br />