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Division Reclamation. Mining. and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 215 <br />Denver., Colorado B0203 <br />limited States Department oflnterior <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />1999 Broadway St. Suite 3320 <br />Denver, Colorado 80202 -31150 <br />May 17, 2017 <br />Re: The mining Operations in Nucla, Colorado <br />(3QvCIC9IE <br />D <br />MAY 1 8 MAY 1 8 2012 <br />To.Whom.lt Mn y. Concern:.This.iaa formal complaint_. Due.to.atragedy anda death.in.the_family „we.have all,been.brought <br />back to Nucla. This is the place 1 lived all my life and grew up. The property in which I lived has now been mined and <br />reclaimed West of 27 Road. None of this looks the same. There is now a 30 foot Mountain that was never there, This is <br />very much an eye sore. Itshould'have been returned like it was. <br />I have been taking,pictures of the current operation and gping,over facts. This is nut being_dune correctly. The earth <br />should be returned like it was. Why is this black spoil being brought to the top? It does not belong there. Why is there <br />really nice red dirt being pushed off into the bottom of the pit? 1 teak pictures of all of this. <br />The Regulations are extensive endhundrads of pages. The rules that [know are the sills are to be returned like they <br />were. However they were naturally. Put it back as good as it was. <br />When has topsoil been aliowedto be removedin a one lift operation ?' This has been happening since [was here last time, <br />All soils must he segregated and all mines must do farm ground in a two -lift operation. What Regulation allows for them <br />to.dathis? <br />Also, going over some of this documentation, prior permits have not been in full compliance, San Miguel Power Property <br />did noteven have a Right of Entry. Hew does the State control a piece of property that never hate Right of Entry to even <br />be mined? This is all a formal complaint and l would like an answer to. <br />Also. how is an operator allowedto remove prime farrnlandsoils from a farm andgive it to another Farm? <br />1.think.that.there_are_many. violations. here.and. I kneww what all.of this.Iookedlike.when,l.grew up.. l.wishedl had.gotten <br />involved Ion efofe now, but same of these things are on ground violations that are happening right now. <br />,Lc)e, }}fir J <br />/t/D! Lh <br />�, 1 e`a, /).( 7‘, 7 3 2-C— 9 7, —52-P4 <br />