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Rocky Mountain <br /> Farmers Union <br /> 7900 E Union Ave,Suite 200 • Denver CO 80237 <br /> 303 752.5800 • 1.800 373 7638 • rmfu org <br /> RECEIVED <br /> August 4, 2016 <br /> AUG 0 2 2016 <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman Street Room 215 DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br /> Denver, CO. 80203 MINING AND SAFETY <br /> August 4, 2016 <br /> To whom it may concern, <br /> We are contacting you on behalf or our members in Pueblo County, Colorado to <br /> register our objection to the amended permit application submitted by Fremont <br /> Paving and Redi-mix, Inc. for the so-called Pueblo County Aggregate Project. <br /> RMFU is a 100 year-old membership organization comprised of family farmers and <br /> ranchers throughout Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. Leadership from our <br /> Pueblo and Fremont County Chapter,which represents 105 members, have <br /> requested our support to oppose this permit application in an effort to protect their <br /> farming operations, irrigation ditches and laterals, and personal health and safety <br /> from the proposed gravel mining operation in eastern Pueblo County. <br /> Pueblo is one of the finest agricultural regions in Colorado and we hope that it will <br /> remain that way. Industrial activities such as gravel mining are not compatible with <br /> family farming. Our primary concerns include difficulty of reclaiming land in an <br /> extremely and region, accelerated erosion into irrigations ditches and laterals, <br /> blowing dust, insufficient infrastructure to support heavy truck traffic (such as <br /> narrow farm roads with steep bar ditches), disruption of farming activities and rural <br /> lifestyle, and health and safety of farm families and other rural residents. <br /> We look forward to further opportunities to advocate for our members interests <br /> and speak against this permit application. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Ben Rainbolt <br /> Executive Director <br />