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APR 10 '97 02:34PM DIV/MINERALS&GEOLOGY P.2/3 <br /> CRYSTAL VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br /> n.-.v n. . n�nnrti.rrti.i�ncfr f�aann o,c�� <br /> , e <br /> APR 10 N7 <br /> Michael Long April 7, 1997 <br /> Director Fjivwmn of cieogv <br /> Div. of Minerals and Geology <br /> 1313 Sherman St., Rm. 215 <br /> Denver. Co. 80203 <br /> Re: Inadequacy of reclamation funds for Coal Basin <br /> site .... ... <br /> Dear Mr. Lang: <br /> I received your letter of March 14, 1997 in reply to the letter I sent to you <br /> earle:r in March, (i would have responded sooner. but was recently out <br /> of town. <br /> We appreciate the information about the environmental audit. the ass- <br /> urance of availability of Steve Renner to appear at meetings and con- <br /> duct tours of the site. and the assurance that we wdlf be notified of the <br /> meeting of the MLR Board planned for August in Glenwood Springs, <br /> but with regard to what is most important,i.e.,the need for the Division <br /> to seek additional funds to assere complete reclamation of the mine <br /> site in Coal Basin, we find the division's position to be irresponsible. <br /> According to your letter, apparently the Division will simply wait until <br /> if runs out of its dwindling funds, shut down reclamation operations, <br /> and "then the Mined Land Reclamation Board will determine the best <br /> course of action". We are astonished that the Divison has reversed it- <br /> self regarding the insufficiency of $3 million and has (topped its commit- <br /> meet 1which it made with considerable pubkc fanfare at the time the <br /> kablility suit was brought) to assess responsible officials of Mid-Con- <br /> tinent for the full costs of reclamation inducing costs in excess of <br /> $3 mklion.lt is a matter of record that daring the pendancy of that suit.the <br /> Division's project manager maintained that the redamation cost would <br /> substantially exceed $3 mik'ion. In the face of the tremendous amount of <br /> work that remains to be done to stabilize and revegetate road embank- <br /> ments, trine benches and 4alnages to the point of achieving erosion <br /> control, why is the Division ndt pursuing the additional muchimeded <br /> funds? <br /> In order to come to gips with and clarify Oft ima former. CoUin infor <br /> mation is needed. You failed to answer the fret question of my previous <br /> letter. " How much of the $3 miNion assigned to the Division according <br /> to the 10dation plan has bcen accounted for?"-In-addition to-an,*we r- <br />