2015-08-03_REVISION - P2009025 (4)

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Kay M. Hawklee 1739 Fremont County Rd 21A Canon City, CO 81212 August 3, 2015 Mr. Tim Cazier Environmental Protection Specialist Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Submitted: Via electronic mail Re: Hansen Uranium Project, NOI File No. P-2009-025; Appeal of July 24, 2015, approval of Modification No. 3 (MD03) Dear Mr. Cazier: I object to the approval of MD03and submit this appeal of the Division's Office Decision; thus, petitioning the Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB) for the opportunity to participate in a Hearing on this matter. I believe many questions are left unanswered and many permits are only promised by BLR. As a stakeholder, with a water well within 1.5 miles of the proposed experimental uranium mining testthat wasdrilled to the depth of the mineral deposit, I appreciate the opportunity to appeal this decision. In the late 70s, 1500 prospecting holes were drilled by Cyprus Mines to delineate the Hansen Mineral Deposit. These holes were drilled without requirement of water quality baseline monitoring and without a requirement for lined mud -circulation pits. To this day there has been no definitive understanding of the area's hydrologic flow. My concern is to maintain the quality of my well water. The Geohydrology of the area must be studied in a comprehensive application before permitting can be considered. Potential for cross contamination of drinking water aquifers should be understood. In an attempt to exercise such caution, Mr. Cazier required submission ofhydrologic data two years ago when a Modificationwas submitted by BLR and subsequently withdrawn (see attached DRMS Letter to BLR dated April 9, 2012). However the current application did not have such a requirement. Why was a requirement to understand the geohydrology of the area dropped? I I P a g e