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iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OE MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Deparlmem of Nawral Resources <br />I JI J Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 8020) <br />Phone: p011 866-7 567 <br />FA%: U031 RJ? R106 <br />December 11, 1995 <br />Sandra DuCray <br />Mountain Region Corp. <br />117 29 3/4 Rd. <br />Grand Junction, CO 81503 <br />~A~ ~ SAo~-R~ ~~~-RAC( <br />yy~~ '~4~~Z4-z, - G ~- z g <br />--v ~~~~~ <br />r ~f.U (q/~ 6 O ~ QS IA~/~ I~~ DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />fames S Lxhhead <br />Exec wive Director <br />Michael B. Long <br />Division Director <br />Re: Orchard Mesa Aggregates Pit, File No. M-95-005, Review of <br />Operator's Adequacy Response. <br />Dear Mrs. DuCray, <br />I have reviewed the material you recently submitted which was to <br />address all the questions I outlined in my adequacy letter of <br />6/12/95. Most of the items seem to be satisfactorily answered. A <br />few of my original concerns have not been addressed, and some of <br />the recently submitted material has raised new questions. They are <br />relatively minor, however, and I feel that we may proceed quickly <br />with your application's approval after a prompt clarification. I <br />will list the items below, in the order of their respective <br />exhibits. Some of following comments reflect our discussion over <br />the phone on 12/11/95. <br />Exhibit A - I will regard the legal description as correct now, in <br />that it roughly matches the outline of the permit boundary. As you <br />recall, I wanted to ensure that the description submitted described <br />the permit area, not simply describe the deeded parcels within <br />which the permit lies. The permit area description would probably <br />be most clearly written to represent that the permit area is 46 <br />acres, lying within the boundaries of several parcels which total <br />95 acres. Where the deed lists a parcel by number or letter, a <br />description of the quarter or quarter-quarter section would be <br />clearer. Due to the irregular shape of the permit area, I feel <br />that it is imperative that there be a good permit boundary map in <br />the file (see below) and that you keep your boundary well marked <br />throughout the life of the operation. <br />Exhibit C - The power line agreement looks good. I want to clarify <br />the 30-foot setback from the base of all the poles, though. I <br />assume that by specifying a 30-foot setback, the shoulder of all <br />slopes is to be no closer than 30 feet from the poles. By <br />specifying that you maintain access to the poles, they want a <br />pedestal with a slope, not one with a vertical highwall. I <br />recommend slopes no steeper than 3:1. Please confirm this. <br />• • <br />cont. <br />