2011-08-09_REVISION - M1982015

• Permit No: M1982015
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 8/9/2011
• Doc Name: Public Comments
• From: DRMS
• To: Weld County
• Type & Sequence: SL3
• Email Name: MAC
• Email Name: AJW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
August 9, 2011
Clay Kimmi
Weld County Public Works
1111 H Street, P.O. Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
STATE OF COLORADO
RE: St.Vrain Lakes, Filing 1, Slurry Wall; DRMS File No. M- 1982 -015; Public Comments
Dear Mr. Kimmi,
As required by C.R.S. 34- 32.5- 116(4)(h), the Applicant must demonstrate that disturbances to
the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and of the surrounding area and to the
quality and quantity of water in surface and groundwater systems, both during and after the
mining operation and during reclamation, shall be minimized.
COLORADO
D I V I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
MINING
— &—
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) received your letter in regard to the
above referenced mine site. You have requested the Division not release any portion of the mine
sites until such time as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a Letter
of Map Revision (LOMR) for this operation. The Division requires every Operator to whom a
permit is issued to perform the reclamation prescribed by the Reclamation Plan. In accordance
with Rule 4.17.2(5) of the Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land
Reclamation Board for the Extraction of Construction Materials, if the Division finds a Permittee
has successfully complied with the requirements of the Act, Rule and Regulations, and the
approved Reclamation Plan, the Office shall release all applicable performance and financial
warranties.
Pursuant to C.R.S. 34- 32.5 -104, the Division is responsible for the enforcement of Reclamation
Permits only and has no authority or duty to enforce other local, state, or federal agency permits
unless otherwise authorized by law. The release of the performance or financial warranties by the
Division to the Operator does not preclude the Operator from complying with other local, state,
or federal agency regulations. The Division cannot place a condition on the Reclamation Permit
requiring a FEMA approved LOMR prior to a full performance and financial warranty release of
the site. If Weld County regulations require the Operator to obtain a LOMR, then the County
must enforce this requirement.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
Denver - Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines