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_ ',.n.. o, r_o~ Drrnnn ,,,,,,,, ~, , nu•~ .,.,~.^,.- III Illlllllllllllll <br />U EPARTMENT OF NATURALR URCES 999 <br />U. Mon b~ Pascoc, EMncuf,vc Dir CC, or <br />_ MINI!:U I~ANU I{ECLAMA'1'li)N <br />-023 Cenlen nial Building, 1373 Sherman Street <br />j Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (300) 839-3567 <br />David C. Shelton <br />Director <br />October 27, 1980 <br />Mr. Harold Blazer <br />Road Supervisor, Yuma County <br />1310 S. Blake St. <br />Wray, Colorado 80758 <br />RE: Rock Crusher Pi[ Our File: y80-208 <br />Groves Pit Our File: N80-209 <br />Mekelburq Pit Our File: N80-210 <br />Brand Pit Our File: N80-211 <br />May Pit Our File: N80-212 <br />Newland Pit Our File: k80-213 <br />Smith Pit Our File: N80-214 <br />Ekberg Pit Our File: N80-215 <br />Dear Mr. Blazer: <br />The staff has reviewed the applications you submitted on the above sand and gravel <br />pits and has found each deficient in that a major portion of these applications, <br />the exhibits, were not included. Attached are the incomplete letters for each pit. <br />Because in each of the pits the affected land will eventually encompass [en (10) or <br />more acres, each application must be considered as a "Regular Operation" (Rule 1.1 <br />(26), pg. 4, and Rule 2 pgs. 13-23 of the Rules and Regulations) and processed as <br />such. <br />Unfortunately, there must have been a misunderstanding between the staff and your- <br />self when they visited you sometime back concerning the application procedures and <br />what constitutes a minimum amount of information needed by this Division. We are <br />not looking for major environmental textbooks written on each pit, but we do have <br />to be able to assess environmental considerations of the mining and reclamation plans. <br />Therefore, as I discussed with Sandy on the phone, if we could arrange a meeting time <br />soon where 1 could bring along some relatively simple applications that other counties <br />have done as examples to show regarding procedures and format, I think we can clear <br />this up and help briny Yuma County in compliance with Colorado law. It will also <br />help avoid any possible legal hassles, etc. sometime down the road. <br />If you have any questions concerning this, please feel free to contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Mike Stanton <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />Enclosures <br />MS/lm <br />