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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />April 17, 2012 <br />Judy Sprague <br />Arkins Park Stone Corp. <br />5975 NCR 27 <br />Loveland, CO 80538 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />RE: Berthoud Sunset; DRMS File No. M- 1994 -080; Notice of Unresolved Problems <br />Dear Ms. Sprague, <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />— &— <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The above - mentioned site has had one or more problems noted that, according to Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) records have not yet been resolved. According to our <br />records, the following problem was to be resolved on or before March 9, 2012. Listed below are <br />descriptions and corrective actions for the problem. Please resolve the corrective actions and <br />provide evidence of such resolution on or before May 31, 2012. <br />Please note that if the corrective action(s) are not properly addressed, and evidence provided to <br />the Division by the date provided above, the listed problems could be escalated to the level of <br />possible violations and would then be referred to the Mined Land Reclamation Board for further <br />action. <br />Problem Description: <br />• There are state - listed noxious weeds present on site. This is a problem for failure to employ <br />weed control methods for state listed noxious weed species within the permitted area, and to <br />reduce the spread of weeds to nearby areas as required by Section 3.1.10 (6) of the rule. <br />Corrective Action: <br />• Implement approved weed control plan and provide proof to the Division that this has been <br />done. If a weed control plan is not already in place, the operator shall develop a weed control <br />and management plan in accordance with Section 3.1.10 (6) of the Rule. This plan should be <br />developed in consultation with the county extension agency, or weed control district office <br />and should include specific control measures to be applied, a schedule for when control <br />measures will be applied and a post- treatment monitoring plan. This weed control plan shall <br />be submitted to the Division as a Technical Revision to the approved plan with the <br />appropriate Technical Revision fee of $216.00 by the corrective action date. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />