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July 28, 2019 RECEIVE® <br /> Amy Yeldell JUL 3 0 2019 <br /> Environmental Protection Specialist DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br /> MINING AND SAFETY <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> RE: Ducray Pit#2, File No. M-2019-035, 110c Construction Limited Impact Permit Application <br /> Dear Ms. Yeldell, <br /> I'm sorry I couldn't reply to your letter of July 24, 2019, more quickly, but I have been out of town for a <br /> conference. <br /> I would like to point out that I did not see any requirement for a phone number in the Public Notice and <br /> didn't realize that I should have read your regulations in order to have a complete submittal. <br /> It concerns me that if my comments are considered as opposition, an after the fact permit(since the <br /> mining was done well before the public notice) may not be issued and therefore reclamation would not <br /> be required. This seems to encourage an operator to not obtain a permit prior to mining and therefore <br /> not be required to do any reclamation of the site. Is that with the Division is hoping to accomplish? <br /> I can't fathom why a mining operation can encroach on a neighbor's property with no consequences. I <br /> realize that an ephemeral drainage is not a 'water of the United States' and therefore does not require a <br /> 404 permit from the COE, but I hope that the state would regulate disruption of natural drainages and <br /> potential addition of sediment to the Colorado River. <br /> I wish my comments to be considered in development of a reclamation plan for the mined area. I fail to <br /> see why no permit=no mitigation in an after-the-fact permit request. The opposite would make more <br /> sense: no permit=additional mitigation. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> 1p, ff <br /> Susan Moyer <br /> 2233 Windsor Ct. <br /> Grand Junction, CO 81507 <br /> 970 242-5999 � <br />