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STATE, OF COLORADO <br /> DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY of cow <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman St.,Roum 215 * * ' <br /> Denver,CO 80203 . • <br /> Phone:(303)866-3567 /g76 <br /> FAX:(303)832-8106 Roy Romer <br /> May 19 , 1993 Governor <br /> Michael B.Long <br /> Mr. Kevin T. Riordan, District Ranger Division Director <br /> White River National Forest <br /> Sopris Ranger District <br /> P.O. Box 309 <br /> Carbondale, CO 81623 <br /> RE: Mid-Continent Resources <br /> Dear Mr. Riordan: <br /> Thank you for your correspondence of May 11, 1993 . As you pointed <br /> out, there are a number of options available to the Division <br /> concerning who accomplishes the reclamation work at the <br /> Coal Basin Mine. <br /> Currently, we continue to negotiate with Mid-Continent Resources in an <br /> attempt to have the company do the work under a plan approved by the <br /> bankruptcy court and the Mined Land Reclamation Board. The provisions <br /> of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act requires that the <br /> permittee reclaim the site to the standards of the Act and the <br /> approved permit. The Division believes that it is important that the <br /> responsible party, in this case Mid-Continent, be required to perform <br /> the reclamation tasks. If, for whatever reasons, Mid-Continent does <br /> not perform the reclamation tasks at the site, the Division will <br /> pursue other options to achieve reclamation. As you described, a <br /> reclamation contractor could be retained to do the work in this <br /> scenario. <br /> If an independent contractor is used, it will be necessary to put the <br /> project out for competitive bid. We are hopeful that this procedure <br /> will be highly competitive, and that we will achieve the highest level <br /> of reclamation possible for the funding available. <br /> Please feel free to contact Tony Waldron or me if you have questions <br /> or comments . <br /> ncerely, <br /> v . <br /> Ste <br /> R nner <br /> Coal Program Supervisor <br /> SGR/ern <br /> CC: Michael Long <br /> /`Tony Waldron <br /> M: \coal\sgr\usfs <br />