2009-01-26_INSPECTION - M1985165

• Permit No: M1985165
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Date: 1/26/2009
• Doc Name: Corrective Actions Submittal
• From: DRMS
• To: Harold A. Winter
• Inspection Date: 10/6/2008
• Email Name: JLE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources'.
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
COLORADO
COLORADO
DIVISION Of
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
January 26`h, 2009, L11-111,
Harris D.. Sherman
Executive Director
Harold A. Winter Ronald W. Cattany
20157 CR 75.0 Division Director
Trinidad, Colorado 81082 ? Natural Resource Trustee
RE: Winter Ranch P DRMS Fle# M-1985-165. Corrective-Actions Submittal.
Dear Mr. Winter-
On, January 6°i, 2009 the Division received your letter and the attached maps that you submitted
in regards to the .corrective action listed on the October'6t", 2008 Inspection Report. Thank you
for responding: to the corrective action;. however the updated maps needed to be submitted as a
Technical Revision to the approved mining and reclamation plan. The fee for a Technical
Revision is $216.00 as'outlmed in the inspection report; please submit the fee by March 2"', 2009.
Also, upon review of the maps that were submitted, the Division has other items that need to be
corrected and displayed on the maps.
For the Mining and Reclamation" Plan maps, the southern permit boundary appears to be
misplaced, according to the Divisions files; this boundary line should run due east and west.
From the wayy the boundary line is displayed on the submitted maps, it does not. appear to
encompass t}1e topsoil storage pile, the permit boundary lines will need to encompass all the
disturbed area, associated With the mining operation including all overburden, topsoil and material
stockpiles. Also, according to the Divisions records a pre-law excavation is located adjacent to
the mine site please outline this disturbance on the mine plan map.
For the Reclamation Plan map,' it states that the area will be seeded with annual ryye, sweet clover,
and crested wheatgrass. However, according to the approved reclamation plan, ZIoperator
committed to fol`lowin the recommendations of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) for
reclamation. The SCS recommended that the disturbed area should be seeded with 8 pounds of
pure live seed per acre of Barton Western Wheatgrass, and 4.5 pounds of live seed per acre of
Vaughn or El Reno sideoats grama. Please revise the note on the reclamation plan map to display
the approved seed mixture. Also, the map that was submitted shows the reclaimed slopes based
on the current area that is disturbed, however based on the mine plan map, you indicated that you
will continue .to mine in a western direction. The Reclamation Plan map will heed to show the
gradient of-all reclaimed slopes once the site is fully mined for the entire permit area, please
correct the snaps accordingly.
Please; add or correct the information that is noted above and submit the required fee for the
Technical Revision by March. 2°, 2009.
Thank you,
Jared Ebert
Environmental Protection Specialist, DBMS
Cc: Tony Waldron, DRMS
Office of Office of
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