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PERMIT #: M-2000-034 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ECS <br />INSPECTION DATE: October 8, 2010 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was an acreage reduction inspection for the Loveland Pit, a 112c sand and gravel permit operated by <br />Lafarge aggregates and concrete, conducted by Eric Scott of DRMS. DRMS visited the site with Anne Best- <br />Johnson and several other representatives of Lafarge. The property owner of the "Reichert phase" was also <br />present for part of the on-site inspection. On August 20, 2010 Lafarge requested the release of two separate <br />areas of this permit. The first area, AR03, is the 17.8 acre remaining portion of the permit east of St Louis Ave <br />known as the "Reichert Phase". The second area, AR04, is a 4.22 acre area on the northeast side of the permit <br />area west of St Louis Ave (Flatiron property). <br />The current approved post-mining land use for the site is wildlife habitat. The AR04 area was the first area <br />inspected and has been reseeded to a grass field. The grass has established well, appeared to be largely weed <br />free, and recently mowed. All the Russian olive trees that were previously present in this area along the <br />Lakeshore had also been removed. DRMS received a letter from the property owners supporting the release <br />request for this portion of the permit area. DRMS concurs that reclamation has been completed and this 4.22 <br />acre area will be released from the active permit. <br />The AR03 area or "Reichert Phase" consists of the 17.8 acre permitted area remaining east of St. Louis Ave. <br />This area has been backfilled, reseeded to grassland, and shrubs have been planted as stated in the reclamation <br />plan. A TR has been submitted to support the current property conditions and approved by DRMS. The <br />property has recently been reseeded and all the Russian olive trees (and there were many at the time of the last <br />inspection) have been removed from the permit area. The property owner was present at the time of the <br />inspection, and supports the release of the property from the permit at this time. DRMS concurs and will <br />approve the release of this 17.8 acre area as well. The remaining permitted area for M2000-034 will be located <br />west of St. Louis Ave. <br />The remainder of the permit area west of St Louis Ave appears to have been inactive for some time. Lafarge <br />should determine if this site needs to be put into temporary cessation status in accordance with rule 1.13 to <br />avoid a possible future violation. No other issues of note were observed during this inspection. Lafarge should <br />update the permit boundary on all maps and figures to the new configuration resulting from these releases, and <br />make sure the new permit boundary remains clearly marked. <br />Inspection Contact Address <br />Anne Best Johnson <br />Lafarge West, Inc. <br />1400 W. 64th Ave. <br />Denver, CO 80221 <br />Page 2 of 6