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June 15, 2017 PIP' Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 RE: Timnath Connell Pit, Permit M-1999-050 Ln Hydrologic Balance—Groundwater monitoring Corrective Action Requirement for Inspection Dated May 15, 2017 Mr. Jared Ebert, LU co Reference is made to the Minerals Program Inspection Report Dated May 15, 2017 co - Hydrologic Balance—Groundwater Monitoring. 00 Ln 00 Groundwater Monitoring was required by a Technical Revision to satisfy a neighboring • property to the south in 1999. The property owner operated what is known as Swift Ponds. Connell Resources Inc. hereby submits the groundwater monitoring data that has been performed from 1999 to 2006. (See Attached) Additional facts are as follows: • For reasons we cannot confirm, the groundwater monitoring has not occurred 14 since 2006. CL • The most obvious reason appears to be the administrative manager for the pit left the company around that time and the requirement to monitor the groundwater was not continued. Also, the water levels of the ponds themselves Ui had stabilized and the pond levels were the measure of success and the groundwater monitoring was deemed not to be an issue. • The property was acquired by Colorado Youth Outdoors around the same time frame in 2006. According to Colorado Youth Outdoors the water levels have not Ln been a concern since they have owned the property. (For confirmation call Bob00 Hewson Executive Director or Rob Anderson Facility Caretaker 970 663-0800) • Connell Resources Inc. provides it's over allocated water supply to the Swift Ponds/Colorado Youth Outdoors site through a culvert from the Connell Ui Resources Inc. recharge ponds. • Once the recharge ponds were fully functional the water levels at the Swift Pond kA Ui • site stabilized and have never been in question since that time.