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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 />Date: August 9, 2011 <br />To: Mike Boulay //� <br />From: Brock Bowles J3 <br />RE: Fruita Loadout (Permit No. C- 2010 -088) <br />New Permit Application Preliminary Adequacy Review <br />I have finished my review of CAM - Colorado LLC's responses, dated July 18, 2011. The following is <br />the status of my remaining questions and comments as well as one additional comment, #74a. If you <br />have any questions, please contact me. <br />Rule 2.04.9 Soils Resource Information <br />21. Item Resolved. <br />22. Item Resolved. <br />23. Item Resolved. <br />24. The results of soil samples TLO -5 and TLO -6 indicate that the topsoil once believed to be <br />`suitable' around TLO -1 is actually `unsuitable' due to high EC and SAR values. Therefore, <br />the soils northwest of Reed Wash are not `more suitable' as a plant growth medium than the <br />rest of the soils at the Fruita Loadout site. The soils in this area should be salvaged and stored <br />in the same manner as the rest of the Billings loam to silty clay loam topsoils as described in <br />Exhibit 7. Item Resolved. <br />24a. At this time, the borrow area has been removed from the permit. Therefore, this comment <br />about the borrow pit soil sample TLO -4 is not applicable. Item Resolved. <br />24b. It is unclear how construction equipment will access the parcel west of Reed Wash. The main <br />railroad line borders the permit boundary to the north (with no obvious crossing on the maps), <br />the east side is Reed Wash and to the west and south is private land. There is a railroad <br />crossing northwest of the permit area that could provide the necessary access but it is on private <br />Office of Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />— &— <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Govemor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />