2011-12-27_REVISION - M1999120 (4)

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December 23, 2011 Mr. Eric Scott Environmental Protection Specialist Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Dear Eric: L.G. EVERIST, INC. ROCK SOLID SINCE 1876 Sincerely, Lii Lynn Mayer Shults Regulatory Manager cc: L.G. Everist (Dennis Fields, Richard Schneider, Jim Sittner, Matt Noteboom) City of Aurora (Lisa Darling, Ted Hartfelder) FL- DRMS - SuretyRedReq- HillOakley &FLEast- 122311.doc 7321 E. 88TH AVENUE, SUITE 200 HENDERSON, COLORADO 80640 PHONE 303 - 287 -9606 • FAx 303 - 289 -1348 '1:1Ej, 2 7 2011 RE: Surety Reduction Request for Completed Reclamation in Hill- Oakley and Fort Lupton East Phases of the Fo urf on land & Gravel, M M- -1999 -120 L.G. Everist requests a Surety Reduction for completed reclamation work in the Hill- Oakley and Fort Lupton East phases of the Fort Lupton Sand and Gravel Mine, # M- 1999 -120. Hill- Oakley Phase L.G. Everist would like a bond reduction on the reclamation work that has been completed in the Hill - Oakley phase thus far: the slurry wall liner has been approved by the SEO, and all backfilling, grading, and sloping have also been completed in the phase. Copies of two liner approval letters from the SEO are attached - the liner was approved as meeting the SEO's "performance" standard in August -2011, and then the liner was approved again as meeting the SEO's stricter "design" standard in December -2011. Fort Lupton East Phase In February-2006, the Division reduced the bond on the Fort Lupton Sand and Gravel Mine to account for SEO- approved slurry wall around the Fort Lupton pit (Fort Lupton East and West phases). A copy of the Division's Financial Warranty Reduction Approval letter and a copy of the SEO's October -2004 liner approval letter are attached for ease of reference. Therefore, L.G. Everist is just requesting a bond reduction on additional reclamation work that has been completed in the Fort Lupton East phase, including all the backfilling, grading, and sloping of the phase. The backfilling, grading and sloping in both phases have been constructed as per our reclamation plan and finished with resulting slopes at a minimum of 3:1. We will continue to work toward complete reclamation of both phases with initial seeding of the phases in the spring. A copy of the Reclamation Map submitted with Technical Revision 06 (request letter dated December 8, 2011) is attached for a visual reference to the two phases We look forward to scheduling a site inspection with the Division in January-2012. If you have any questions or need anything else to process this request, please contact me at 303 - 286 -2247 or Imshults @Igeverist.com.