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~ ~ iii iiiiiiiiuiii iii <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING <br />PHONE 130313563000 EXT. 421 <br />_ _ _ __ P.O. BOX 758 <br />GREELEV, CO LORADO 80631 <br />COLORADO '"`'~'' 1 ' ~~~~ <br />r~';r:~Ln Lnr~i; ;,,,., ~ :,,arl~~ <br />May 13, 1981 Cob. De :!. ~. ,, ,•.~':'/ ,. u•J <br />-._ _ ~'F. _ .LC <br />Colorado Mine Land Reclamation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 423 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Attn: Mr. Brad James <br />RE: Permit No. 80-149 Hokestra Pit <br />Dear Brad: <br />In response to your recent telephone call, you may consider this a formal <br />status report on the development of the Hokestra Pit. <br />We are just about completed with the rough construction of the 100 foot <br />wide berm along the south bank of the St. Vrain. Within a month or so <br />we should have it all shaped up and at least part of the rip-rap placed <br />along the bank. After the danger of high water has passed and it appears <br />that the water will stay low, we will proceed to cover the bank, as well <br />as the rip-rapping with top soil. The present plan is to wait until fall <br />to plant the native grasses on the bank and the top of the berm, as well <br />as plant cottonwood trees on the top of the bank. <br />We have just about completed the buffer zone between our pond and Mr. <br />Slovek's pond to the east. It is about 75 feet wide and we will also <br />put top soil on it and establish native grasses on it this fall. In both <br />cases we are taking care to ensure that we are keeping the banks at their <br />original elevation. <br />We still have not received the 404 Permit from the Corps of Engineers for <br />this operation; however I have been in contact with the Omaha Office and <br />they are proceeding on this as rapidly as possible. The delay seems to be <br />in getting coordination and agreement from the various government agencies <br />with interest in this operation. <br />We actually began mining gravel with our dra9line from our pit on May 11, <br />1981. Top soil has been stripped and piled in accordance with the reclam- <br />ation plan. I anticipate that we will be mining from Play through fJovember <br />in this pit. <br />If you have any questions, please call me. <br />Sincerel , <br />ayne S. Sm th <br />Director of Engineering <br />ucc .tea <br />