2011-05-24_REVISION - M1984036 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: M1984036
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 5/24/2011
• Doc Name: Comment Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Weld County
• Type & Sequence: AM2
• Email Name: PSH
• Email Name: AJW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Clay Kimmi
eld County Public Works
1111 H Street, P.O. Box 758
5 Zv- //
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Greeley, Colorado 80632 Loretta Pifieda
Director
RE: Varra Resources Project 110 (formerly Dakolios Pit No. 1), File No. M1984-036
Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Notice of Amendment Application
Dear Mr. Kimmi,
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) received your comment letter
regarding the amendment application for the Varra Resources Project 110 on April 11, 2011.
The letter was forwarded to the Applicant on May 24, 2011. The Division will require the
Applicant to address the comments noted in the letter and make any changes to the application
as necessary.
In the letter, Weld County requests a condition be added to the reclamation permit requiring a
FEMA approved Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) prior to the release/vacation of the DRMS
permit. The Division requires every Operator to whom a permit is issued to perform the
reclamation prescribed by the Reclamation Plan. In accordance with Rule 4.17.2(5) of the
Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for the
Extraction of Construction Materials, if the Division finds a Permittee has successfully complied
with the requirements of the Act, Rule and Regulations, and the approved Reclamation Plan,
the Office shall release all applicable performance and financial warranties.
As required by C.R.S 34.32.5-116(4)(h), the Applicant must demonstrate that disturbances to
the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and of the surrounding area and to the
quality and quantity of water in surface and groundwater systems, both during and after the
mining operation and during reclamation, shall be minimized. In order to comply witlithe Ac
the Applicant will have to submit a flood impact analysis since the site is located within the
floodplain of the St. Vrain River.
Pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32.5-104, the Division is responsible for the enforcement of Reclamation
Permits only and has no authority or duty to enforce other local, state, or federal agency
permits unless otherwise authorized by law. The release of the performance and financial
warranties by the Division Lo the Operator does noL preclude the Operator From complying with
other local, state, or federal agency regulations. The Division cannot place a condition on the
Reclamation Permit requiring a FEMA approved LOMR prior to a full performance and financial
warranty release of the site. If Weld County regulations require the Operator to obtain a
LOMR, then the County must enforce this requirement. I
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