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~ ii i iiiiiiiiuiiiiii •• <br />999 <br />STATE G~ COLORADO <br />C" ' ~'. '?N OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Grpanmeni or N~mral Rewurces <br />1313 Sherman St., Room ? 15 <br />~ D I v i S I O N O E <br />Denser, Colorado 80?03 ~ <br />Phone: 13031 866-350,- MINERAL S <br />~°~ <br />FAY: (3011 83?-8106 ~ <br /> GEOLOGY <br />July 6, 2000 MEN INGMS rFE~TY <br />Darell Geroux a'" °`ve"s <br /> Cuvcrn°r <br />Geroux Gravel <br /> cre~ e wai~6~•~ <br />1100 CR l60 Eseculrvc Ducdor <br />Westcliffe CO 81252 ^"<6'°i a ~°".; <br /> DMi,bn D~reaor <br />Re: Limited Lnpact 110 Permit Appl ication, Geroux Gravel, File No. M-2000-059 ~ <br />Dear Mr. Geroux: <br />The Division completed a technical review of your Limited Impact 110 Permit Application. <br />Following are items which need to be addressed in order to meet the minimum requirements of <br />the Act and Construction Materials Rules and Regulations. The items of concern will be listed in <br />the same order as outlined in Rule 6.3. If an item is not listed, it has been adequately addressed in <br />the application: <br />J 1) Exhibit A -Rule 6.3.1(2) -You must submit a map showing information sufficient to <br />determine the location of the affected land on the ground and existing and proposed roads or <br />access routes to be used in conjunction with the minin>; operation. Pursuant to Rule 6.3.3(g), new <br />or improved existing roads must be included as par[ of the pemutted acreage. If the size of the <br />proposed permit area exceeds 9.99 acres after adding the access road, you must submit an <br />application fora 112 Regular permit, instead of a limited impact 110 permit (or reduce the size of <br />th/e 110 permit area). <br />J 2) Exhibit B -Rule 6.3.2(a) -You need to provide more details regarding a description of the <br />vegetation and soil characteristics in the area of the proposed operation. At a minimum, you need <br />to provide a list, and percentage of cover, of the various grass, forb and shrub species that exist in <br />the area. Soil characteristics are important also in order to determine possible success or failure <br />of revegetation efforts. The local Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, (previous <br />SCS) should be able to provide you with this information. <br />J 3) Exhibit B -Rule 6.3.2(c) -Since Grape Creek is nearby (downgradient) you need to submit <br />a detailed description of the water resources in the area of [he proposed operation. Specifically, <br />you need to identify the streams, or creeks, which would receive drainage directly from the <br />affected area. Describe the various measures you will initiate in order to prevent runoff from the <br />disturbed area from reaching Grape Creek (eg., construct a berm, or berms, etc.). <br />r/ 4) Exhibit C -Rule 6.3.3(a) -You must provide the estimated date mining will cease. It does <br />