HomeMy WebLinkAboutMine Land Reclamation CorrespondenceSTATE OF COLORADO BICHARD D. LAMM. GOVETNOTDEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESHarris D. Sherman, Executive DirectorMINED IAND RECT-AMATION615 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman StreetDenver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 892-3567GILBERT F. RINDAHL, P.E.DIRECTORAugust 5, L977Sievers Ranch & Development Corp.5777 S. RappLittleton, CO 80120RE: Our Fíl-e No. 77-98Dear Sírs:After inspecting Ëhe locaËÍon of your proposed minÍng operation andconsidering the síËe and subsequent discussions iÈ appears to me thatit, would be preferable to move the area of mining more ÍnLo Lot 6, andthereby st,ay away from the ditch. It is not so much a matter thatthe operation could not proceed as planned r¿ithout doing harm to theditch, buË the possibility for ditch damage from post-miníng and pre-stabilization erosion are much greater -- noL to mentíon the damagepotenËiål from mining itself. If you could move the mining area to thehigher Ëerrace south of about the 6000 foot contour, the mining wouldbe greatly simplified, volume of material nearly equal, and potentíalfor envirorrment.al problems greatly reduced.I would like you Lo consider these thoughts. Llhere you mine is yourchoice. Either place could be mined safely, it is just a matter ofthe relaLive degree of potential environmental damage.Thank you.Sincerely,%tu-á/"Mark A. HeifnerReclamation SpecialistMAII:lh
î-:. ;1-:l:l--" :i-:'- -{ì ,, :,;l .r :SIEVERS R.A,NCH & DEVELOPMENT OO,5??7 So" RaPP St.','LLttleton, Colorado 80120)t-.t.tFiletlenen;August lL, L977', 1.. ) l, Mtned Land Reclarnat,ionóL5 Centennial Bl1313 Sherman St.,Denver, Coloradodg.8û203:j'l_,Applicat,tonration atforimited ImPerrnit to mine gravel for consideBoard'rneetS-ngduled for September 22 &, 23, L977..,: , The intent of this amended application is to rp-locaüe,ther mining site per your recommendations as shown on your,com&unication of Aug. l, L977, and üo eomply with other require-ments stated 1n your communication dated Aug. 29, L977, ,Very Truly Yours,Piesidentpactsche' :.',i ; .,'"i r ".
LIMITED IMPACT AI{D SPECIAL (ÎEN-DAY)PER}ÍIT APPLICATIO}¡ FOR}ÍSTATE OF COLORADOl.li.ned Land Reclamation BoardDepartment of Natural Resources1313 Sherman Street, Room 723Denver, Colorado 80203Name of operat,ions(Pit, mine, or site nane)Nane of applicant/operator(Nane to be used on pernÍE)3Address and phone number oflocal offlces4. Address and phone numberof general offices510Name and phone nunber of perscnstaff members should contactOr¡ner(s) of record of affectedland (surface area)(If more than 2, list below)Or¡ner(s) of substance to be mined(If more than 2, list below)Source of 1egal right to enter(Indlcate what type of proof islncluded 1a Exhibit G - lease, deed,noÈarized letter, etc.)Type of mine & substance to be mlned(Specify underground. strip, open plt,etc. and substaoce(s) to be nined)General location & elevation (lfiles& dlrection from nearest tor,m &approximate site elevatlon)1¿. CounËYL2Acreage of affected lands(Tota1 surface acreage to belncluded ln permit)ApplicatÍon for }flnlngand Rec1amatlon Permit,Pursuant to C.R.S. L973,34-32-101-, e! seq,S'i prrprs Prnnh ßr ¡¡rol Pi tSi pvr.rs R¡neh ¡nrl Dpvpl ofiment. Co^--si(a Col-orado Corporation)Sievers Rpneh ancl llpvelopment Cn,Operator will have lease if permit6000r6 miles South ofGlenwood Spri-nssO AnrocLII'ÍITED IIÍPACT OPERATIONS must disturb LESS Tlttu\ ten acres (incluc{ing allroads, stockpile areas and any other surface facilítÍes) over the life ofthe mine, and must extract LESS THAII 70r000 tons of mineral, overburdenor combinalÍon thereof per calendar year. If the affected area is somefraction greater than nine acres, be sure NOT to rouad it up to ten acresin the narratlves or elser.¡here.SPECIAL (TEN-DAY PROCESSING) operations must disturb LESS TIIAN tenacres (includfng all roads, stockpile areas and any oÈher sur,facefacilltles), anC can ONLY be obtaÍned where a federal, state, county,city, town, or special dlstrict conEract calls for work to becounenced r¿lthln a SPECIFICALLY SHORT lTlfE.TYPE OR PRI}¡:T CLEARLY1267I913. Applícatlon fee (See appllcabie RuleËo determine amount)årl5.oo total
-2-TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY14. Present land use(1.e., agricul-tural, fndusËrlal, etc.)Aør'i olrl tuns'l15. Proposed future l"and use(Goa1 of reclamatl.ou)INSTRUCTIONS::Grazinø lenrì ôr âriculturalgradedfor maximum ease of irrigationThis application foru must be sub¡nitted ln duplfcate and each forn nustbe acconpanied by the followlng lnformatlon and f.tems. The appllcationw11L not be processed untll complete. See RIILE 3 (for Limlted Inpact)or RULE 4 (for SpecLal LO-day) for additional guldance.EXIIIBIÎ A - Leeal DescriptionThe Lega1 description musÈ identify the affected land and be wholly adequate forf1e1d locatfon of the property. IÈ can be 1n the form of netes and bounds surveyor a descriptlon by reference Ëo township, range, and section to at least thenearest quarter quarter section. I.lhere app1lcab1e, the street address or lotnu¡nber(s) nay be used.ÐCIIBïTB-MínlnsPlanthls can be a general discussi.on of the methods, equipment, phases or stages ofthe operaÈlon and those portLons of land affected by each. the plan should beclosely correlated r¡ith the nap and should show u¡here ext,raction l¡ill beg1n, whlchdirectfon f¡ w111 proceed.EI(EIBIT C - MapThls nap should be as comprehensive as possibie 1n terms of clearly definlngthe pernit bouudaries and indlcaÈing a1J- roads or stockpile areas Eo be used lnconnectfon with the operatÍon. . All lrmediately adJacent landou¡nets must be shorm,The closest quarter section cornern secÈ1on li.ne, or any other locateable pointshould also be shoqm on the map.ÐCIIBIT D - Ì,I1ldl1fel.later ResourcesVetation and Sol1s TnformationEach of the above-mentioned subjects must be addressed as outlined in theappllcable Ru1e, under item number ten (10).EXIIIBIT E - Reclanation PlanAs with Èhe mlning plan, this should be a general discussion of the Eethods,equipment, phases or stages of the réclamatÍon process and those portlons ofland affected by each. If posslble,'the plan should be closely correlatedwlth the nap, If not, the narratfve must be comprehensive enough to draw anaccurate verbal plcture of the expected phystcal appearance of the area aftercomplecion of recla&rtion.ÐCIIBIT F - Proof of Local GovernmenÈ ÀpprovalThls must be a letter from Èhe local government specLfying conforuance r¡1thexlsting zonlng regulatlons.EXHIBIÎ G - Source of Leeal- Rleht to EnterThLs could be a copy of the l-ease, deed, abstract of tltle, or current taxrecelpt. In l1eu thereof, a statement acknowledged by a notary publlc thatthe operator has the lega1 right to enter and mine will be accepted]t,tFOR SPECIAL IO-DAY PER]'{ITS ONLY**E&IIBIT E - Reclamation CostsIf the surety is requested to be less than $2500, the operator must subrnltfacts to support such request. Otherr¿fse a surety of $2500 will automatlcallybe set.EXIIIBIT I - Terrns of Goveromental ContractThe operator must subnir a copy of the contract or other proof that proves thenecesslty of a speclal 10-day permlt. Ihe operaÈor must also subnit evldeuceof the surety provided under the governmental contract, 1f Lt was required.
-3-NOTICE PROCEDURESAfter the appllcatlon has been flLed wlth Èhe Division, notice pro-ceilures outlined j.n Sectlon 3.2 or 4.2 (whichever fs applicable) nust befollo¡¡ed.ADDITIONAL INFOR]VÍATIONThÍs space can be referenced for further inforrnatlon of any of the itemson this forn.1o the best of my knowledge, all the lnfornatlon presented fn this applLcatLonf.s true and correct.By:Title:(Signed by lndlvidual legally authorLzedto bÍnd the operator to thls appllcatlon)
TXIìIBTT AI,3GÅL ÐESCF,IPTÏONFortions of Loüs l. and 6 cin Sievers R,s,nch, Secbion tr3,T-7*S¡ R-8Ç-19 oí the 6th P,lli.r ås showrr or1 Ptat oil fiiewith the Ga¡:fiel.ri CounLy Cl.erkls Cffica*
EXHIBIT BlvlINIl,lG PLANThe proposed si, te is loca;ed on z sherves of land inLots I and 6 in Section 13, as shown on the attached. schemat j,csketch. Equipment wil-l be pl-aeed on the Ìower shelf and themÍning will take place in a southerly direcLion. rb l.s estim-ated that this deposit contains approximeiel.y I&0r000 yard.s or2l-0r000 tons, Ì,lining will be accornplished b.y the use of frontend. loaders as useci in typical" dry pit operaNicns.The initiat sta¿es of the projeci wiii be started in thenorthern most part of ihe site and nrove in a gene.ral_ souther.rydi rection., rt is estimated bhat the liie of the operation u¡oul-d befrom four to Len years cleternined entirel.y by inarket cond.itions.rn acidit"ion to conventior:al" front end 1.o;lciing equipment,gravel cmshingr sorting anri cc.nveying equipïnÊnt will be in-starled' Ai'rplication has been granred by Garfi.etd cor:n'-y tcallol* oper¿rt ion of a concrr:te bat,ch irlant. on t,he site. .q, ooil-tract , actívated by issuanr: e cf per.riri.t , speci.f ied lhat no con-crete residue r^¡iII be depositeci crr th.e site or adjoinì.ng Land.A further sti¡luletion nf tiiis contt'act tnoç¡ris that t,he rnixertrueks wj.ll be wasl¡ed at i,ii* pr-rì.nt of concrete deli.ver"y andthat no wasiring will b* per:mi.tt,eri at Llie sit* of the b¡rtchplant or on a,ljoining l.and, p¡lpe¡. set,tling ponds p.¡d arecirculatecl water sysIen f*r grave] i^rashí.lg ¿icïivj. ties wi jlalso'be pub irr place in conirii.an*e wi tÌ"r cr:unt.y and sta.teregulations.Water quality sur',¡eillance proceCures sat-i sfact,ory toSüate Health Dept. wiil be impiemented in t,he Robertson Ditch,which is approximatel,y 300 feet from the north.erly boundary ofthe site. Proposed plans will- incJr¡tie sampling of ditch waterup strearn and down stream frorn the site,Air quaJ.ity surveill-ance proceriur*s sat,isfactory to theAir Pollution Control- Ðivisicn wi.ll be :i"mpÌernented on site and.on aceess roads anc counf,y Road 1.0? ser-ving tire site.
EXI{IBTT C1rt, ÐFol.lowing is }isting of all, near neigirLrors:Auste 1. and Tony F. Zancanel-la206 7tnGlenwood Springs, Coloradc 81601Union OiL Co.lJnion 0i1 CenterBox 7600Los Angeles, Californj.a }AWULeonis Chuc9663 St. Hwy. 82Canbondale, Colorado 81623Robert 0. Sewell & Co.Star RouteBox 13Carbon:iale, Col-oracio 8L623Jar¡es L. F.ose01âO 109 RoadClenwood SprÍngs, Colorado El.6O1Anschutz CoaI Corp.51$ 17th StreetÐenver, Colorado 80202N. l{arshall. Seeburg &, Sons, Inc.P.l). 3ox 622Olenwood Springs, Colorado 8ló01Nei] S. I'{incerBc'x 850Glenwocd Springs, Colorado 8f60fRicharC f¿ Viol-a E, tsurry9I7 5 i{oryr. 8ZCarbondale, Colorado 87.623
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EXH]tsTÎ DIfitd Llfe, Water Resources, vetation and SoiIs InformatlonA. !rl11dr'ife--The site has no knor,rn wildr.ife at the presenttlrne and cu*ently serves as pasture with very occaslonar passageof fann animals.B. l¡tlater Resources--Occurence of surface water dralnlngon t'he stte is present only when lrrigaüion water is specificalrydlrected to t,his property.C. Vegetation--The land on the site ls composed of twoshelves- Tho more revel parts of the sherf have very rlght topsoil spread between the protrusion of rocks from three to tenlnehes in diameter. vegetation, composed of grasses and occasionarsagebrush, is very sparse. The site is considered to be barelyadequaüe pasture.solls--The soiÌs and fine sands on the surface of thissite are not worthy of f,rther descriptlon other than to sey thesoil supports very little vegetatic¡n at thls ti_me.
EXHIBIT EReclamation PlanThe mining operation wiLl be conducÈed in a manner topreserve the exist,ing road wlth a slope to the new revel corì-for:alng to existlng sropes at the end of shelves (approx 2:l).the road wllL be wldened slightiy and graded to provlde a bettersurface.rf current ntopsoiln is economicatly salvageable it willbe set aslde for use ln reclamation. rn any event equivalenttopsoÍI w111 be placed on the reclaimed surface to providecoverage at least equar to the present coverage, Also gradingwirl be accomplished to provide maximum ease of irrigation ofreclalmed land.several varietles of grass seed will be broadcast. Themlx of seed w111 be 1n agreement with recommendations of the SolIconservatlon service. The existing surface has never beenfertirized, except by the effects of grazing. considerationwill be glven to the use of fertillzers approved by the soilConserr¡ation Service.;his application, whichwill be the responslbility of thl graveì- operator in the amountof approxlmately $¡oo.o0 per acre, the randowner wilr suppre-ment thls amount to accomplish the physlcal- appearance of thearea after completion of reclamation to be, at worst, equar topresent appeara[c€¡
EX}JTBIT EAÐDENDUMformulated and sold by the Mtle Hlgh Seed Co. of Grand Junction,'cororado. lhe formura is 3ifi orchard grass, 25fr perennf.at ryc, 35% tâll fescue and 5Í ladino clover.', Thê seed wltr be drilled over the maJority of the area at'Ia rate of 10 lbs. per acre. 0n any portion that. is too. ro,cky"to driLr, the seed wirr be broadcast at a rate of z0 lbs. peraere.,I:, 1,¡
'tt: t.; f , 1 f, .'NO. 136SPECIAL USE PERMÏTN/AAMENDEDGarfÍe1d CountY, CoLo.July l4L9 77..App1Ícan¿: Sievers Ranch and Development Compaly -Address of ApplÍcartt: by Attorney .lohn femp-811 Coloraclo, G'lpnwnnd Sprí¡gcn CoBt 601Special Use: @tíon and-processing of natural resorrr:¡-eqThis Special Use Per.¡nit is in cornplíance r¡ith Sections /+.03 and 7.O3 ofthe Garfie}d, County Zoning Resolution alrd as per application.Building Permit l.io. (if applicable):This Special Use PermÍt Ís herebY Granted, ( state v¡hether g¡antegor .1g) subiect to complíance by applicant v¡ith al-l statements, represenia-tions, provisions and conditions set forth in the application and also subjectto the follovring conoiiions:;That no more than 20% opacity of fugitive dust at the pìantand County Road 109.t
"i .iì1 ¡ t¡.i¡SÎATE REASON OR REASONS FOR DENTAL BELOVí:i'The ,cor¡cürring is a vote of the majority of the Board of County Conmíssioners.rDated this llth day ofJu'lyA. Ð. tg77 ;r ,t'{raafÌGarfield County,S't,. ili.li-rij ."1,'''l
SPECIAL USE PERMTT.l39GarfÍeld County, Co1o. Ju'lY '14,t977ApplÍeant:Sievers Ranch and Development CompanyAddress of Applicant: by Attorney John Kemp, Bll Co'lorado, Gìenwood Sprinqs, Co.8l 601Specía1 Use: to Sreate and qperate a batch p'lant _This Special Use Permit is in complíance v¡ith Sections /r.03 and 7.O3 otthe Garfiel-d. County ZonÍng Resolution and as per application.BuildÍng Permit lio. (if appLicable): N/AThis Specíal Use Permit is herebygranted( state rvhether ggltegor detisd) subject to compliance by applicant v¡ith all statenents, representa-tions, provisions and conditions set fo¡'th in the application and also subJectto the follov;ing conditions:'1. The fee of $500.00 was !,raived.
STAÎE REASON OR REASONS FOR DENTAL BELOTí:Tt¡e concuring is a vote of the majority of the Board of County CommíssÍoners,Dated this llth aay ofJulyA. D. lg77 .rmanSSGarfield, Çounty,do\otr
RESTATE OF COLORADO RIcHARD D. LAMM. GovernorDEPARTMENT OF NATURAI- RESOURCESHarris D. Sherman, Executive DirectorMINED LAI{D RECI-{MATIOT{723 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman StreetDenver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 892-3567C. C. McCall,AdministratorAugust 29, L977Ilarley llolmesSievers Ranch and DeveLopment, Co.5777 S. RappL1ËËl-etonn Colorado 80120PermiË applicationOur File ll 77-95Dear Mr. Ilolures:on AugusË 25, 1977, the Board consídered your application for permit..Due to questions concerning the safety of Ëhe ditch, possible pollutÍonof the ditch, and proposed alteratj.on of the perrnit boundarÍes theBoard contínued the applícation.Príor to further consideration it wil-l be necessaïy to acquire countyapproval of the ne\^r area in lot 6 and some information concerningmitigatíon of possíble pollution of the ditch by cement. InIe havealso received word that all new ur-ining operations must epply for afugitive dust permit from the Air Pollution Control Cormrission. Itmay well be that you are not a source, but application must. never-theless be made and evidence of such applicatj-on or permit submittedas a parË of our application.If you have any quesËíons please call.Sincerelv -"".ïä¡¿r,'${Í-r1*,'1"r,I'lark A. Heifner 1.'Reclamat,ion SpecialÍ.st4 2-tt ;-l\ '-Å.*" , ]! Í-stNp.r-{ "{ ft¿ø'L{a!''s-(Îtii1 c.cl",¿,'¿ô/l d- gczzomr""'* zû7#+ne{9atrofþÍ"&+(t")'s û da":i ..Ì:.x., ,..{i î,.: ,Q") , o ,¡r, .:!:¡ : tr Á,r, 1lr, , û**{':,y; i¿,n*o:¡;'i" ?ud Ba(&,-/,,^ ^F.;....*"-.6-rîf1//r1)Q 5 n^-a4'rlzt lrzô
g0I e--y-.u-nq Wind Dìrer:tionnorth southHsouth northA.M.P.M.WINDPrevailiI K. DATE OF APPLICATIOII¡8/30/??NAME OF RESPONSIELE PERSON AT PROJECTTo be determined when permitsare ErantedM.PERMIT NIJMBERPERMIT DATEPRf:VIOUS PERMITLLUTION CONTROL OIVISION - COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHGENERAL: 1. Read instructions.2t This application is to be liiled our completely in DUpLICATE.3. This application ¡s incomplele unless accompanied by copies of all plans, sfecif ications and c]rawings where reqrrirecl.: 4,' This appl¡cation must be signed by ð respons¡ble member of the applicant.organization.FUGITIVE OUST EMISSION PERMIT APPLICATION6AIR POPhone: 3886111, Ext. 371¡0210 E. 1lth Avs., Danver, Colorudo, 8O220AppLtcANr: sievers Ranch & Developmen¿ Co.AA Colo. Corp-MAILING ADDRESS: Streer or p.O. Box q77,7 So _ Rrnn Sf. -T elephoneB.State- COlO1.,åo20LOUntV tr¡. Ctoecity Littleton6 miles South of Glenwood SGarfieldRd. 109TIONsc.OJECTee maendent on market demandDURATION OF PROJECTo.ears dFour to tenGravelrmining, dry pitr and concrete batch plant.PROJECT OR ACTIVITYE.êtc. from neârb1r water sources.for water adjudication will be madeis granted,ABATEMENÌ MEASURES:FSprinkling,Applicationwhen permitAverage no. ofAverage milesVehicle typeseartlìmoversG.20 per day max.oer dàv¿10ck. carveh icl esTRAFFIC INFORMATION(m iles/veh ic le/d¿y )(car, truck, earthmover. etc.)a.b.d.e1an& batchwashiearersortiseType of mater¡als beirrg processed (e.g., gAmount of materials processe.l, Tons/DayEsL(l-rave IPROCESS INFORMAlIONType of process equiprnen¡No. of {¿y5 processing materialControl equipment on processGrave1 crushitL.NSIBLE PERSONSIGNATURE AND TITLE OF RESPODO NOT WRITE BELOW (A.P.C.D. USE ONLYDATE RECÊ IVEDA.P.C.-48 (5-75-30)
PRELIMINARY ANALYSISAIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISIONCOLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH\'qe'r*t\wl?V wrK'Ø9,ñk1o'rrlLsT?,( ??u D-t?"Å-l,AL,\?:lz\t^dÐI5)K 3030at-)tl¿^.9â-U.^À\tAPc-73 ß-76)Page of _Review EngineerPERI'lIT NUMBER,C-DateControl EngineerAppl icantrs Name
PUB+rsNQLTCELift,1'Landpermít ereteThe Sievers Ranch and Develçpment Co..5TV? So. Rapp St.gtol' c0. Soleo has appt-ied ro r,he srate'of coloiäåo-Reclamation Board, Deþärtment of Natural Rèsouróàs-iorssion. t'o_ operate a gravel extraction operation and con-batch plant at:Portion of Lots I and 6 on sievers Rancir, section 13r9, R-89-W of the 6th p.M., as sirown on plát on fije ftitnGarfield County Clerkts o.ifice,,Co¡nmeneernent of operation September L9TT.'Completion of operation lr to-10 years,r,i'ÏE) AdditionàI information on"the o,' .from Garfield Counüy Clerk, GarfieldClenwood Springs, Có 8lóOl',:'r,1- , '., tq) _':Any :obiectÍonl Éo tfris.operatioháE Stare of Colorado Laäd ReðIamatioNatural Resources, 1313 Sherman St.,For Board consideratíon Sepü. ZZ &, S.r .". ".: ':peration may be obtâined,County Court House,must, be filed +-n Board, Departmenî oî-Room 723, Denver, C0 80203epb 23, L977., . .Publishedín the Glenwood Post.