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Boyd Irrigation Company DECEIVED <br /> 1100 10th Street, Suite 300 <br /> Greeley, Colorado 80631 MAR 2 3 2017 <br /> DMSION OF RECLAMATION <br /> MINING&SAFE7-y <br /> Ro,cr Schmi& Rachel Borum <br /> I'rc.rdent Secretary I reatiurer <br /> 970-371-37_'S Q70-350-9812 <br /> L'ric Rcclwnlirte l)crfuellc S/tt'rlcr <br /> Vice-h-csident Director <br /> March 17, 2017 <br /> Mr. Peter Hayes <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> RE: 83rd Joint Venture; I # M-1992-069 <br /> Dear Mr. Hayes: <br /> I am writing on behalf of the Boyd Irrigation Company ("BIC") concerning the above- <br /> referenced sand and gravel mine. I am writing in response to your inspection report, <br /> issued on December 14, 2016, and the response from Aggregate Industries ("Al") dated <br /> January 12, 2017. <br /> Attached to this letter is supplemental information from Wright Water Engineers, Inc. <br /> ("Wright Water") that responds to the two above documents on the technical issues. In <br /> addition, I want to note the following: <br /> 1. It is admitted by all parties that the erosion on the west bank of the above- <br /> referenced sand and gravel mine caused the breach of the pipeline owned by <br /> BIC and the erosion damage to the F Street agricultural field owned by the City of <br /> Greeley. See, for instance, the last sentence on the first page of the letter from <br /> Tetra Tech, Al's consultant, which states: <br /> "We agree that the increased flow velocities led to the <br /> erosion of the reclamation slope, hence the breach of the <br /> pipeline and the erosion of the F-street Agricultural Field." <br /> See also the report from Wright Water, attached, which confirms and supports <br /> this conclusion as well as responds to the various other comments from Al and <br /> Tetra Tech. Thus, it is undisputed that the failure to properly protect the <br /> reclaimed slope from erosion has resulted in damage to the property owned by <br /> BIC. <br /> If <br />