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RECEIVED <br />NOV 2 B 2012 <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining &Safety DIVISION OF RECLV ATORMINJNGAND SAF�y <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Complaint and request for onsite investigation of groundwater flooding basement <br />and pasture <br />Dear Tony Waldron, Minerals Program Supervisor: <br />First let me say that I have been in contact with Berhan Keffelew of your office in <br />regards to this matter and have found him to be very responsive to my calls, question and <br />concerns. Indeed if he does not answer when I call he gets back to me very quickly. I <br />sincerely appreciated his excellent customer service. I hope that he will be the one sent <br />to investigate this situation because I feel sure that he will continue to do an excellent job <br />and will find a way to help us correct the effects of the rising groundwater. <br />Over the last month, my family, my neighbors and I have become very concerned about a <br />significant and adverse change in groundwater in the area around our homes, farms and <br />businesses. Since it has been a dry period marked by little precipitation and the annual <br />High water from runoff for the season has passed, we are asking why there appears to us <br />to be an increase/rise in the level of groundwater. A structure with a basement that has <br />been dry for many years has three or four inches of standing water. Some pastures that <br />have been in use for years now are flooded far beyond the historical boundaries of wet <br />areas. The groundwater appears to us to be rising at a rate that is alarming without a <br />natural explanation; so some man-made change must be the source. <br />Currently, groundwater is flowing into the basement of our rental house at an increasing <br />rate and the renter is concerned enough to be seeking another residence. If he chooses to <br />move out due to the flooding basement it is possible that we will not be able to use this <br />structure as a residence in the future. <br />Our neighbors have water standing in their pasture that is spreading and increasing in <br />depth. At the current cost of hay to feed livestock that relies on this food source they <br />cannot afford this reduction in pasture. <br />We believe these issues may have been created because graveling operations and water <br />storage in mined out areas surrounds the properties. We are asking that your agency <br />investigate to determine the probable cause, responsible parties and necessary means of <br />correction. <br />As documentation, I have enclosed two photos; (1) a picture of the standing water in the <br />pasture of Norman and Charlene Einspahr, who reside at 12840 Brighton Road, Brighton <br />and (2) picture of water in the basement of our rental house, owners Winifred Bromley <br />and Kenneth Bromley, at 12735 Brighton Road, Brighton. <br />