2008-05-27_PERMIT FILE - M2008022

• Permit No: M2008022
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 5/27/2008
• Doc Name: Receipt of comments
• From: DRMS
• To: Deep Cut Irrigation Ditch, Inc.
• Email Name: GRM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
RECEIVED I SA ETY
May 27, 2008
George Ence
Deep Cut Irrigation Ditch, Inc.
300 West Fourth Street
Craig, Colorado 81625
JUN U 3 2008 Bill Ritter, Jr.
Division of Reclamation, Governor
Mining and Safety Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director

Re: Breeze Basin Sand and Gravel Pit, File No. M-2008-022, Receipt of Comments.
Dear Me. Ence,
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS) has received Deep Cut Irrigation Ditch's timely
comments in regard to the above referenced I I2c reclamation permit. Those comments have been forwarded on
to TMS Consulting who represents the applicant with a request to address them directly. It is the Division's
understanding that there has already been dialog between the parties. In fact it is noted that Deep Cut Ditch
signed a damage repair agreement with the applicant on 4-24-08. However, based on the nature of the comment
letter the Division.has classified it as an objection to the application. If this is incorrect please contact staff as
soon as possible to clarify the nature of the comments.
As an objector Deep Cut Ditch is classified as a party to the permit application process. Please find enclosed a
copy of "Guide to Citizen Participation in the 112 Reclamation Permit Application Process for Construction
Material and Hard Rock Mining Operations". Please take the time to read the guide as it explains your rights and
responsibilities as a party to the permit process proceedings.
A review of Deep Ditch's comments from May 9 and May 21, 2008 identifies some concerns that the Division
also reviews as a matter of normal procedure. The Ditch's comments on hydrology and stability have been passed
on to the Division's engineer and hydrology specialist for further review. Their comments will be available to the
public once they have been received back by staff.
Other comments noted in the letter can hopefully be addressed within this correspondence.
Issues 1 through 4 are being reviewed as noted above by the Division's engineer and hydrology specialists.
Issue #5 notes weed infestations in the area.
DRMS requires weed control with all applications. Staff inspects all permitted sites on a regular schedule and
noxious weed infestations and controls are part of those inspections. If noxious weeds are observed the operator
must submit an approved control plan for those weeds approved in conjunction with the County Weed Control
Division. This plan for specific weed species then becomes part of the reclamation permit.
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