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<br />. <br /> <br />John A. <br />chrilJti <br />2J157Q HW7. <br />8t.~~~ <br />.Tane 20, 1 <br /> <br /> <br />JU'. Ji:II 14~^""cl <br />1x~~1v. D1z~r <br />COl01"1l4o ~t of llIatural ReAOUZl:8S <br />Jl.ocS 7.1.B <br />1313 ShanIan St:::eet <br />DeDv~. CO 80Z03 <br /> <br />Ollar x.. Lochhead: <br /> <br />We ~eem1y purt:lbaaed an equutd<U1 cantar/r~ tbe S&ddle <br />KCl\lntain Ranch en 1l1~y 40, 7 miles _.t of S~ oat Sprin;s, <br />COlorado. CD 'J:'u.e8c!ay ~ 3 we @XIlerienc8d a d..va t1nq Ul;lQQ to <br />0\11" 1;'lInCh and n.ighbo~11'1q pl'opL~b& aDd ranch... . vue put out <br />og w.i:n.... for t:vo va.eJca and ha4 to evacuate ho as. W. d1ec:ked <br />U. 'Water at 2:00lllll &nd it was not up. By 5:00_ it ViIS up I!~ 1uat <br />3 tea~. I have since c:heck.a. 'With II liydroqe.oloqist rofe!lsor lU1';l he <br />1nrorma4 me that I5llOW :liI1t c10es JlCt go lip that qu.i 1y. Tlum a'P-i.n <br />this JIorn!ng, we were flooded in aneral f~a.lds the water rOGe <br />111-30" in a few hours. It b obvic\JO that ste t LaJce is once <br />aqa1n being released. we and t.ba many o1:hc r..14 t8 An4 r;anchQS <br />011 the &llt lUver wou],(S, like to liP yog;r office t"Q SOlIe l.'.....nb.lp <br />b qat~ u. water/l'UJ'l oU pro!)l.. 8olftd. So far .vcy <br />dltpar1::llle:n~, CCNnty ~ state eay 'tIlat it 1. lIlQ one ellie's <br />pr~Ul. 'l'hR'e needs to li). a floo4 Ul'aquaent plan, and 4iJtes built <br />on ~e :Ilk Jt.i va:' wei.ch can aC:Qt;IlDIo4ate 'tlIe Vllt raloa... fzoolll <br />ft..~a't I.aka, along with snov _It. The sta~e 4epart1Nntu <br />like yount CIU1 no lonqar lQOlc ~ oth.: way a VII and l1Cb.c <br />~ohers get flooUd out. We would appreeJ.au '/1 ass1a~ in <br />9'catt1l1i the 4~t5 to working tOtJa1:her so w. can 1'101:. be <br />.=j~e4 ~Q '\;h18 fl~q. <br /> <br />S1ncer~ly, I <br /> <br />CQris'tl K1ael1er Hortm"op <br />.1'obn A. Xdo1 <br /> <br />Olin ~ Roy 'il'0"'- <br /> <br />80lvO'd gOO'ON ~?:OT <br /> <br />) F;. F;O 1 nr <br /> <br />:l11 <br />