2011-06-21_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2010088 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C2010088
• IBM Index Class Name: APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE
• Doc Date: 6/21/2011
• Doc Name: Preliminary Adequacy Review
• From: Brock Bowles
• To: Mike Boulay
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: BFB
• 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]
Date: June 21, 2011
To: Mike Boulay
From: Brock Bowles 0
RE: Fruita Loadout (Permit No. C-2010-088)
New Permit Application Preliminary Adequacy Review
Rule 2.05.3(5) Topsoil Removal and Replacement
61. Item Resolved
62. Item Resolved
COLORADO
D IV IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
63. Grass hay or straw will be applied as mulch at a rate of one ton per acre on all seeded areas. In
section 2.05.4(2)(e)(iv), the text states that mulch will be applied at a rate of two tons per acre.
Please clarify why two different rates are being used or make appropriate corrections. Also, it
is unclear how the mulch will be held in place. Please describe the method of holding the
mulch in place (crimping, tackifier etc.).
Rule 2.05.4(2)(e) Revegetation Plan
67. The text in section 2.05.4(2)(e)(i) states "The time frame for the revegetation could vary from
as little as five years to more than ten years. Permanent revegetation would be conducted
during the 3`d and 4th year following permanent cessation of operations." It is unclear how the
meaning of the first sentence relates to the second sentence. Section 2.05.4(2)(e)(i) states that
reclamation of the site will take four years. Please clarify what the five to ten year time frame
is, how it relates to the four year reclamation plan and the definition/difference between
revegetation and permanent revegetation.
68. Item Resolved
69. Item Resolved
70. Section 2.05.4(1) - The Division agrees with CAM to waive the revegetation requirement in
the industrial areas (shown on map 7) due the fact that the pre- and post- mining land use is
industrial and the pre-existing condition is void of vegetation, making the likelihood of
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