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�1 <br />August 13, 2013 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Attn: Mr. Jim Dupler <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Subject: Greeley West Pit, M -1977 -081, Annual Report <br />(blue earth <br />SOLUTIONS <br />RECEIVED <br />0 2013 <br />DWISM OFR� <br />M MD 4* , <br />This annual report summarizes mining and reclamation activities at the Greeley West Pit, Permit <br />number M- 1977 -081, during the report year ending August 15, 2013. The following attachments are <br />included with this cover letter. <br />1. Annual fee check for $791.00, <br />2. Completed annual report form, and <br />3. Annual report map. <br />Mining and reclamation highlights from the report year include: <br />➢ On July 24, 2012, succession of operators from Lafarge West, Inc. to the City of Greeley was <br />approved. <br />➢ The two existing SW Ponds have been dewatered and are actively being mined as one mining <br />cell approximately 30 acres in size. Existing side slopes have been graded to 311:1 V or flatter <br />and 311: IV side slopes are being maintained as mining progresses. <br />➢ Portions of the SE Pond have been backfilled to create two berms. The berms separate areas <br />of the pond to be backfilled from areas to be left as open water for final reclamation. The <br />pond was dewatered to perform the berm construction, but the pond is not currently being <br />dewatered. While the pond was dewatered, selected pond side slopes were graded to 3H:1V <br />for final reclamation. Areas above the anticipated pond high water level were seeded with <br />native grasses for weed control and final reclamation. <br />➢ The permit area north of the Cache la Poudre River (approximately 40 acres) remains <br />undisturbed. <br />For additional information please contact Blue Earth Solutions or the City of Greeley Water and <br />Sewer Department. <br />Sincerely, <br />Blue Earth Solutions, LLC <br />!rte C,�C <br />William Schenderlein <br />Attachment <br />Blue Earth Solutions, LLC # P.O. Box 2427 # Fort Collins, CO 80522 ♦ (970) 227 -2803 <br />