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09/29/2007 SAT 9137 FAX 720 977 6201 CITY OF THORNTON-INFRA <br /> <br />915 West Beaver Avenue <br />Fort Morgan, Colorado J8701 <br />September 28, 2007 ?? <br />Ms. Erica Crosby <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St, Rm 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: Builders Aggregate Company, Inc; File No. M-1981-112 V/ <br />Builders Aggregate, Conversion Application (CN-02) ?/ / <br />Adequacy Review #3 -- Response for letter dated September 27, 2007 V/ <br />Faxed to Ms Erica Crosby, Division of reclamation, Mining, and Safety on <br />September 29, 2007. <br />Dear Ms Crosby; <br />In response to the items in your letter, Builders Aggregate submits the following <br />information: <br />1. Attached is a copy of the application for Builders Aggregate, Inc. The names have <br />been changed on the application to match the corporate filing, <br />2. The buffer zone has been armored adjacent to the river for the entire length of Builders <br />Aggregate, Inc property and that which now belongs to J & J Concrete. The 30-foot <br />buffer has been adequate for many years and has only failed once, during the 1965 flood <br />which was greater than a 100-year event. The reason Builders Aggregate was flooded <br />during the 1965 event was the bridge over the river that the State of Colorado built failed <br />and formed a dam, thereby damaging Builders Aggregate property and the City of Fort <br />Morgan's property. <br />3. The goal to reclaim the site to industrial uses is allowed by current Morgan County <br />Zoning Regulations. If any new structures are constructed on site for future industrial <br />uses, they will have to conform to whatever are the current rules and regulations of <br />Morgan County at that time and any building codes that may be adopted and enforced at <br />that time. They will also be required to submit proper construction drawings and be <br />subject to inspection by Morgan County, <br />Q002/010 <br />4. When the site is properly reclaimed, the Morgan County Extension Agent will <br />required that we use a local seed mix that he feels is best suit for this area. He normally <br />inspects the property to ensure the drilling of the seed has been done correctly and makes