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05/02/2002 16:06 4716922 EILAND LAW PAGE 02 <br />J <br />Law Dices of Debrd b and <br />Y North Tejon Shut <br />Suitt 300 <br />Colorado Spring's, CO 809o3 <br />May 2, 2002 <br />via Facsimile <br />Mr. Tony Waldron <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />(AW 471-1545 <br />Fax (719) 47Y-0922 <br />emalk edebrv"tnet <br />re: Objections Concerning the Reclamation Permit Application Submitted by GCC Rio <br />Grande, Inc. <br />Dear Mr. Waldron: <br />I represent Citizens. for Clean Air & Water in Pueblo and Southern Colorado ("CCAP"), <br />and am writing to forward'the objections raised by CCAP's members concerning the <br />Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Application that GCC Rio Grande, Inc. ("Rio <br />Grande") submitted to the Division for its planned limestone mining operation in Pueblo County. <br />CCAP's members have a number of serious concerns about the adequacy of Rio Grande's permit <br />application. As described below, Rio Grande has failed to demonstrate that it's proposed <br />reclamation activities will meet the requirements of the Mineral Rules and Regulations for the <br />Extraction of Construction Materials. <br />Reclamation Plan <br />Rio Grande's Reclamation Plan and Map are both very generalized documents that do not <br />demonstrate, or in many cases even address, how Rio Grande will meet the Reclamation <br />Performance Standards of Construction Materials Rule 3. Objectionable categories include: <br />revegetation, topsoiling, surface and ground water, and wildlife: <br />I. Revegetation <br />Construction Materials Rule 3.1.10 requires the Operator to revegetate the land to <br />establish a diverse, effective, and long-lasting vegetative cover capable of self-regeneration <br />without continued dependence on irrigation, soil amendments, or fertilizer. To reach that end, <br />