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STATE OF COLORADO RICHARD MM, Governor Geological Survey <br /> DEPARTMENT OF NA1 tTRAI. RESOURCES Board of Lend Commissioners <br /> Mined Land Reclamation <br /> DAVID H.GETCHES,Executive Director Division of Mines <br /> 1313 Sherman St., Room 718,Denver,Colorado 80, 1111111111111111111 <br /> Oil and Gas Conservation Commission <br /> 9 Division of Parks& Outdoor Recreation <br /> i Soil Conservation Board <br /> Water Conservation Board <br /> Division of Water Resources <br /> -- i Division of Wildlife <br /> M E M O R A N D U M <br /> RECEWED <br /> TO: David C. Shelton <br /> FROM: David H. Getches �`?' AUG 21 1986 <br /> DATE: August 22, 1986 MINED LAND RECLAMATION <br /> Colo. Dept. of Natural Resources <br /> SUBJECT: CLIMAX MINE TAILINGS <br /> Recently I drove to Leadville from the north. The air was so full of <br /> particulates from the hugh disposal area below the Climax Mine, that <br /> visibility was virtually non-existent for parts of the journey. I found <br /> it necessary to slow the car to a crawl because visibility was so bad at <br /> some points. The condition went on for miles. <br /> I presume that this is caused by the great decline in activity at the <br /> mine and the consequent lack of wet tailing to hold down the dust in the <br /> area. Nevertheless, it is an intolerable situation. What can be done? <br /> Are there Mined Land Reclamation requirements that could be imposed or <br /> enforced? Department of Health regulations? Anything else? <br /> /ljc <br /> 1379A <br />