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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br /> <br />COLORADO <br />D I V IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />January 11, 2010 <br />fte-ce?'VED Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Ben Langenfeld <br />Greg Lewicki and Associates Harris D. Sherman <br />16M 21201 Executive Director <br />11541 Warrington Court Division of Reclamation, Ronald W. Cattany <br />Parker, Colorado 80138 Mining and Safety Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: Gehrman Gravel Pit, M-2009-078, 112c Permit Application Alo:-M4009 <br />Reclamation Liability Estimate. <br />Dear Mr. Langenfeld, <br />The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS) has received Lewicki and Associates responses to staff <br />review of the above referenced application. It appears that all issues have been addressed to meet the <br />requirements of the Act and Rules. The Division has received a "Letter of Withdrawal" from Mr. Jay Wagner the <br />lone objector to the application. Therefore DRMS may finish the review process and issue a decision on the <br />original due date of January 12, 2010 provided the final issue of the reclamation liability estimate is resolved. <br />Please find enclosed the Final Reclamation Liability Estimate prepared by DRMS staff. Overall the tasks costs are <br />similar to those in Exhibit L with the exception of pumping down the pit. Without details of how the tasks were <br />estimated it is difficult to determine where any discrepancy lies. That said staff has calculated the reclamation <br />liability to be $88,975.00. Please review the estimate and contact staff immediately if there are any <br />discrepancies or errors that might affect the overall costs. If Elam and Lewicki accept the estimate, staff will <br />need acceptance correspondence by phone or e-mail with a hard copy in the mail as soon as possible. If Elam <br />wishes additional time to review the estimate beyond tomorrow an extension request will be necessary to finish <br />up the process. <br />If you need additional information, please contact me at the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Grand <br />Junction Field Office, 101 S. 3rd St., Suite 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, telephone no. 970.241.1117. <br />Sincerely, <br />G. Russell Means <br />Environmental Protection Specialist II <br />Enclosure: Final Reclamation Liability Estimate <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines