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<br /> <br />CORN CON~R~GTION CO. <br />P. O. Bo• 1240 '®' (303) 434-]301 <br />OFFICE & YARD <br />3199 D ROAD <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81502 <br />11! p s ~./ '•~ a '] ~..r- <br />DEC 1 7 i9~'0 <br />December 15, 199 <br />Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Mined Land <br />~eclama?icn Dil~i~ion <br />REFERENCE: Permit No. M-81-243 <br />South Fruit Gravel Pi <br />Dear Sirs: <br />We are requesting an amend ent t the approved reclamation plan <br />from a lake to river overfl w c annel on that portion of the pit <br />previously mined in 1982. O r heck for $242,50 is enclosed. <br />Approximately 10 acres were m ed in 1982 leaving an island. <br />See attached map. In the Spr g of 1984 the Colorado River <br />produced some of the highest fl ws on record, which resulted in <br />flooding along the river, is looding breached the dyke on <br />the adjacent Kiewit Lake Gr vel 't and the dykes separating <br />Kiewits pit from the area fined i 1982, which in turn washed <br />over the dyke between the pit and e river. A portion of the <br />dyke has been replaced a 'acent to he Kiewit Property. See <br />attached aerial photo. <br />As a result of this fl <br />on overflow channel o <br />flow, the area functi <br />overgrown with willo , <br />We are requesting t at <br />an overflow channe of <br />~oding, the are mined has been acting as <br />the river durin high water. During low <br />as as a wet land ith the higher ground <br />tamarix and cotto woods. <br />this area be left i its present state as <br />the Colorado River. <br />Mining will Conti ue to be North of the exis <br />road into the fie d and processing site. At <br />Revised Mining P an. (Exhibit C) <br />East-West farm <br />d is a copy of <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />