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STATE OF COLORnDO niC HARDD LAMM G~~ DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES D. Monte Pascoe, Ezec utive Director iii iiiiiiiiiiiuiii g~-(S~ MINED LAND RECLAMATION September 4, 1981 Mr. Paul Sale Road and Bridge Dept. `.supervisor P. 0. Box 426 Norwood, Colorado 814:3 RE: 14 San Miguel County Pits - Adequacy Letter Our file no. 81-I i4 Dear Mr. Sale: David C. Shelton Director I have completed my adequacy review of the 110 permit application for the 14 similarly situated gra~iel pits captioned above. I have several questions and comments [hat I will organize on an exhibit-by-exhibit basis below. I will be careful to reference: the particular pit involved or all of the pits, if my question refers to +311 pits. Any exhibit or pit not mentioned is con- sidered adequate at this time. Proof of the two sequential weeks of publication should be submitted to our Division as soon as it is available. If possible, this should be the affi- X davit of publication. However, if this is not available before the Sept. 23-24, 1981 meeting, then a copy of the publication will do for now. I will also need proof of notification of any adjacent landowners to any of the pits. An adjacent landowner is defined to be one whose property line actually touches one of the pit boundaries. These adjacent landowners (if - any) should be listed for each pit. To notify these landowners, a certified mailing of the publication should be sent to them. The return receipt, or a copy thereof, should b~~ sent to the Division. Some of [he proposed future land uses under application item N15 are somewhat ~ \~b{confusing. For pits 1 and 6, the use of "Industrial quarry" does not seem to p- vtio' make sense. Once the mining has ceased, the area is to be graded and planted ~~,,,' .yam. (to the extent possible) as I understand it. This would then seem to most ~~ probably be a future land use of wildlife habitat. Unless the site is actually t3 planned as an industrial site, the use you propose would not be appropriate. ~,l T, Please clarify this situation. For pit number 13, has the commercial or ~e5 10~ residential development actually been planned? An alternate reclamation plan ,. ~~ should be on file (including topsoiling and planting) in case the develop- ment does not occur. Exhibit B 1) All topsoil from any newly disturbed areas in any of the proposed permit ~~.~areas should be stripped and stockpiled for later use in reclamation. The ~ ~~ 'l stockpiles should be in an area that is protected from disturbance due to day- ~~'k`, to-day mining. The areas planned for such stockpiles should be indicated. ~~ Q This could be done for each pit individually or described in a general way for all pits. Any topsoil stockpiles left for one growing season or longer 423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 60203 Tel. (303) 066-3567