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;' S�hmiclt 9, ' <br />I <br />July 22, 2013 RECEIVED <br />jp 2 ) 2013 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety DIVISION ®F LI01#0 <br />Room 215 MINMANQ SAFETY <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Request for release of reclamation for a portion of the Winkler Light Aggregate Quarry <br />Permit: M- 1989 -065 Douglas County, Colorado <br />Dear Sirs: <br />Schmidt Construction Company requests that 17.2 acres of reclaimed land at this <br />operation be considered for release. Schmidt does not request that any bond be released for this <br />land, but rather the bond applicable to this land simply be applied to the rest of the permit. This <br />request is made to accommodate the landowner who desires to fence most of the reclaimed land <br />and open it to grazing as a part of their ranch management plan. In our opinion, this land is ready <br />to be grazed and, in fact, grazing would likely improve the vegetation density by causing the <br />grasses to tiller more which would result in increased vegetation cover and stability. <br />Enclosed is a map showing the area requested for release as well as two pages of <br />photographs showing the land included in the release. The vegetation density is high and <br />excellent establishment of the grasses has been achieved. As the photographs show, <br />topographically the edge of the reclaimed quarry land meshes very well with the adjacent <br />undisturbed land. As the land is nearly level, no erosion has occurred. Very light grazing has <br />occurred in the past, but, for the most part, little utilization has occurred. <br />The address and phone number of the land owner is as follows: <br />Irene E. Archibald <br />Silver Spur Ranches <br />P O Box 714 <br />Encampment, WY 82325 <br />Phone: (307) 327 -5550 <br />Fax: (307) 327 -5998 <br />Mobile: (970) 481 -3003 <br />Email: irchibald a spurranches.com <br />Thank you for your attention to this request. <br />Sincer ly, <br />1/ j <br />_� ° ✓ `y`� <br />Scott Davis <br />2635 Delta Drive • Colorado Springs, CO 80910 • (719) 392 -4207 • FAX (719) 392 -4245 <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />