2017-03-30_PERMIT FILE - M2016085

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06� J\_ 3/27/17 Nicole Cantrell 11176 County Road 23, Fort Lupton, CO 80621 To the Colorado Division of Mining and Reclamation, (303)72IVAe b l am writing to express my opposition to a proposed Gravel mining pit at Weld County Roaa dAR 30?Q1 7 Weld County Road 24, to the east of the property and to request everyone within my househoFR'eO listed as a party to this opposition case and complaint in order to petition to be heard before the bgkt 4 TION am the renter at the property address -11176 CR 23, Fort Lupton CO 80621. Both my boyfriend and I are considered parties to this gravel mining pit application, and request notification for any hearings that occur in Colorado regarding this mining pit operation in the future. Our contact information is available below per General Provision 1.7.1: Parties in Opposition to the Proposed Gravel Mining Site: Nicole Cantrell, 11176 CR 23, Fort Lupton, CO 80621(303)720-1162 Marcelo Ferreira, 11176 CR 23, Fort Lupton, CO 80621(302)373-3190 Our quality of life and our well water source will be directly and adversely impacted by these gravel mining pit operations, as well as the quality of our surrounding property. Our entire home is supported directly by well water, and we are concerned about the water quality being adversely impacted by this gravel mining pit. We would ask that Water Quality testing be mandated by the Board and the State of Colorado to protect our health and well-being should this mining operation be approved. We also request the water would be tested regularly to ensure no outstanding water quality issues are created but not immediately recognized in the future. The aquifer on our property will be potentially raised due to the type of gravel pit mine that is proposed, and could flood our entire lower field, making farming impossible. This field provides feed for our livestock, and would have an adverse impact on our family farm. The increased truck traffic would significantly impact an already overly busy and overcrowded county road. Daily, hundreds of gravel trucks travel on these small country roads, consistently exceeding the speed limit and a safe driving limit; and causing traffic congestion and turning issues at our intersection. We request a traffic study be completed by the County to determine the impacts of additional truck traffic turning onto this busy road, and how that will impact traffic patterns and flow. Trucks treat this area as a place of work, with no regard for those who call this area our home. We request significant thought be placed onto the impacts this mining pit will have on traffic and congestion. The proposal now is to create a driveway that will travel directly past my home and through wildlife habitat. There are thousands of birds that migrate through our property annually. They have traveled this pattern for the entire 27 years we have lived on this property. The environmental impacts this gravel mining pit will have on this land will be traumatic long into the future. Careful consideration in the layout of the gravel mining pit in order to minimize disruption to the migratory birds and wetland wildlife habitat in the area must be considered.