2011-06-21_INSPECTION - M2001017

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PERMIT #: M-2001-017 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ECS INSPECTION DATE: June 9, 2011 OBSERVATIONS This was an acreage/surety release inspection for an active 112c sand and gravel operation conducted by Eric Scott of DRMS for the Lohmann Sand and Gravel site operated by LG Everist. DRMS met with permittee representative Lynn Mayer Shults and property owner Jim French at the site at approximately 1100 and toured the site with them. This site was inspected at the request of the operator and property owner following a regularly scheduled inspection at the LG Everist Rinn Valley site. The portion of the site inspected was the "French Pit" area located on the east side of the permitted area. This area has been mined out and reclaimed as a water storage reservoir per the approved reclamation plan. All sloping and earthwork has been completed to final grade, and the initial seeding has also been done. All sloping and earthwork meets reclamation requirements at this time. The lined pit also passed the SEO design standards testing as documented in a letter from the SEO dated January 5, 2009, and submitted with the surety reduction request. As-built plans documenting the final ground surface elevations of the area have been submitted by LG Everist to Weld County to satisfy their request to verify that final ground surface elevations in the flood plain are equal to or lower than the initial elevations at the site, and to document that the flood plain has not been adversely impacted by the mining activity. The pond has also subsequently been filled by the property owner. Although the initial seeding is coming in well, a significant portion of it was disturbed by the property owner this spring as documented in the release request letter submitted by LG Everist. The site reclamation has been completed and approved according to the approved plan, and at this point, the vegetation standard is the only requirement left. The property owner is intent on taking over the site for his own purposes at this point, and has submitted a signed and dated letter to DRMS acknowledging the current site conditions and requesting the full release of their property from the mining permit area at this time. Although the seeded vegetation is not quite up to normal full release standards at this time, it is establishing well. The banks of the pond area are also well stabilized at this time. Because the landowner is adamant and anxious to take over the site in its current condition, DRMS will release this property from the permitted area to prevent potential conflict between the landowner and operator in this final phase of reclamation. Inspection Contact Address Lynn Mayer-Shults L.G. Everist, Inc. 7321 E. 88th Ave., Ste 200 Henderson, CO 80640 Enclosure: Acreage Release Approval Letter Page 2 of 3