2008-11-03_INSPECTION - M1983109

• Permit No: M1983109
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Date: 11/3/2008
• Doc Name: Corrective Action
• From: DRMS
• To: Kiowa County
• Inspection Date: 8/27/2008
• Email Name: JLE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
?DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources 1
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1313 Sherman St., Room 215 .
Denver
Colorado 80203 COLORADO
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Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING

SAFETY
Bill Ritter, )r.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
November 3rd, 2008 Natural Resource Trustee
Rick Spady
I-iowa County
P.O. Box 100
Eads, Colorado 81036
RE: Aldrich Pit, DRMS File Number M-1983-109. Corrective Action from August 27th,
2008 Inspection Report.
Mr. Spady,
On October 23rd, 2008 the Division received your letter dated October 15th, 2008 regarding the
Corrective Action outlined in the August 27th, 2008 Inspection Report for the Aldrich Pit, DRMS
File number M-1983-109. Thank you for your response to the Corrective Action, however the
removal of the topsoil pile was not the corrective action required for the problem cited in that
report.
According to the approved reclamation plan, "Nine to twelve inches of material will be removed
and stored for reclamation purposes. In the event that the actual top depth exceeds these depths,
the actual amount of top soil will be removed and stored". It also states that the topsoil piles will
be stabilized with several species of grasses outline in the reclamation plan.
Based on our telephone conversation, you indicated that the county could import topsoil for
reclamation. This must be included in the current approved mining and reclamation plan through
a Technical Revision. By December 1S`, 2008, submit to the Division a Technical Revision to
change the approved mining and reclamation plan. The fee for a Technical Revision is $216.00.
For the Technical Revision submit a narrative committing to importing topsoil into the site in the
amount necessary to reclaim the affected area to the specifications of the Reclamation Plan.
Calculate how much topsoil is currently stockpiled on the site if any. Based on the reclamation
plan, the county was supposed to salvage and stockpile between 11,737 to 15,649 cubic yards of
topsoil. If any topsoil remains stockpiled on the site please determine how much topsoil needs to
be imported to spread 9-12 inches of topsoil on the entire affected area. Within the narrative,
state specifically the amount of topsoil that is stored on the site presently and how much will be
imported. Also, you must commit to stabilizing the stored topsoil with vegetative cover as it is
described in the current approved reclamation plan.
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Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines