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10/30/2014 State.co.us Executive Branch Mail -ALMA PLACER MINE DISCHARGE <br />STATE 4F Cunningham - DNR, Michael < michaela .cunningham @state.co.us> <br />COLORADO <br />ALMA PLACER MINE DISCHARGE <br />1 message <br />Doug & Kim Anderson <dougandkim @opintel.com> Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 1:31 PM <br />To: michaela.cunningham @state.co.us <br />Cc: mark.lamb @state.co.us, mdowaliby @parkco.us, teisenman @parkco.us, Eddie Kochman <br /><Eddiekochman @aol.com> <br />Dear Mr. Cunningham, <br />I was extremely disappointed to learn from Mr. Eddie Kochman of the October 2/3 2014 sediment discharge into <br />the Middle Fork of the South Platte River (the South Platte) from the High Mountain Mining Company (HMMC) <br />near Alma. My wife, Kim, and I live in Platte River Ranch Estates (PRRE), that has a mile of the South Platte <br />running through its undeveloped common property downstream from the discharge, which is visible from our <br />home. We and the other 21 PRRE land owners and our guests enjoy the amenity of fishing in this section of the <br />South Platte, as well as in Cottage Grove Reservoir, an augmentation pond also owned by PRRE that is fed by <br />the South Platte, also on PRRE property. <br />Speaking not only for my wife and myself, but also for the other 21 PRRE landowners, as President of the Platte <br />River Ranch Estates Water and Road Association, I strongly support the recommendations made by Mr. <br />Kochman in his 23 October email to you in this regard. Whether this discharge was inadvertent or by design, <br />HMMC should be held accountable for the discharge and the resulting damage to the South Platte and its <br />aquatic habitat. And further, HMMC should be required to mitigate the damage at its expense and change its <br />processes to ensure that such a discharge does not happen again. <br />Please include these comments as part of the public record for the upcoming 19 November meeting of the Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board. <br />Sincerely, <br />r= <br />C. Douglas Anderson <br />PO Box 234 <br />645 County Rd 1 <br />Alma, CO 80420 <br />Home: 719- 836 -3420 <br />Cell: 719- 839 -0871 <br />https: //m ai I .googl e.com /m ai I /u/0 / ?ui = 2 &i k =3a 1 d83e556&vi ew= pt &sear ch= i nbox& type= 149588c9d56dO9eO &th= 149628a6l d35aT71 &s i m I = 149628a6l d35a771 1/1 <br />