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Divisien Reclamation. Mining. and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street. Room 215 <br />Denver,. Colorado 80203. <br />United States Department oflnterior <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />1999 Broadway St. Suite 3320 <br />Denver, Colorado 80202 -3050 <br />May 17, 2017 <br />Re: The mining ftperations in Nucla, Colorado <br />TaWhom,It.May. Concern:.This.iaa formal cumplaint_. Due.to.atragedy. and.a 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 fout Mountain that was never there. This is <br />very much an eye sore. It shouidhave been returned like It was. <br />I have been taking.pictures of the current operation and gning.aver 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? !teak pictures of all of this. <br />The Regulations are extensive end'liundrads of pages. The rules that f know are the soils are to be returnedlike they <br />were. However they were naturally. Put it back as good as it was. <br />When has topsoil been allowed be removedin a one lift operation? This has been happening since I'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.do.this? <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. Haw does the State control a piece of property that never had a Right of Entry to even <br />be mined? This is all a formal complaint and 1 would like an answer to. <br />Also. how is an operator allowed remove prime farmlandsoils from a farm andgive it to another farm <br />1. think. that_ there .are.many.violations.here.and. i know what all.of this.lookediike.when,l.grew up..1.wishedI hadgotten <br />involved Ian refof now, but some of these things are on ground violations that are happening right now. <br />Q <br />Porier <br />id } <br />ew 4c ros.s Ln <br />.L ,4 4T 7 47a / 1 3 a —9in -52-18 <br />