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To the addressees above, collectively and individually: <br /> THE RESIDENTS OF SKULL CREEK SUBDIVISIONS 1 THROUGH 6, SKULL CREEK HEIGHTS AND SKULL <br /> CREEK FLAT AND OTHER INTERESTED ENTITIES HEREINAFTER SKULL CREEK RESIDENT HEREBY <br /> S, O E N , ( RESIDENTS") <br /> FORMALLY SUBMIT OBJECTION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A MINING PERMIT TO UINTA MINING, LLC OR <br /> ANY OTHER MINING ENTITY FOR THE OPERATION OF A STRIP MINE ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, <br /> (HEREINAFTER, "THE STRIP MINE")AS FOLLOWS: <br /> 1. a. AS TO THE IMPACT OR POTENTIAL IMPACT TO RESIDENT'S GROUNDWATER WATER <br /> WELLS,AND WATER TABLE: <br /> Skull Creek Residents refer the readers to the signature pages, attached. Those residents with water <br /> wells that are specifically objecting to the operation of the Strip Mine are highlighted and the well <br /> permit number is included with their signature. <br /> Skull Creek Residents note that the Strip Mine proposes to operate in the center of the Skull Creek <br /> Residents area. Many of the Skull Creek Residents rely upon water wells as their sole and only source <br /> of water to their residence. In fact,the aquifer that provides water to the Skull Creek Residents <br /> qualifies as a "Sole Source Aquifer"for drinking water, as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection <br /> Agency (Hereinafter, "EPA"), i.e., : <br /> • The aquifer supplies at least 50 percent of the drinking water for its service area <br /> • There are no reasonably available alternative drinking water sources should the <br /> aquifer become contaminated. <br /> The EPA's authority to designate a "Sole Source Aquifer" is authorized by Section 1424(e) of the Safe <br /> Drinking Water Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-523, 42 U.S.C. 300 eq. seq), which states: <br /> "If the Administrator determines, on his own initiative or UPON PETITION,that an area has an <br /> aquifer which is the sole or principal drinking water source for the area and which, if <br /> contaminated, would create a significant hazard to public health, he shall publish notice of that <br /> determination in the Federal Register. <br /> b. THE SKULL CREEK RESIDENTS SPECIFICALLY OBJECT TO THE USE OF ANY RESIDENTIAL <br /> WELL IN SKULL CREEK FOR EXCESSIVE COMMERCIAL USE,AND ASSERT THAT THE COLORADO <br /> DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES WAS HASTY IN ISSUING THE PERMIT,AND FAILED TO <br /> INVESTIGATE THE QUANTITY OF WATER NEEDED FOR DUST CONTROL FOR THE STRIP MINE'S <br /> OPERATION VS.THE ALLOTED OUTPUT OF THE WELL, PRIOR TO THE GRANTING OF THE <br /> PERMIT. <br /> It has come to the attention of the Skull Creek Residents that the Colorado Division of Water <br /> Resources has granted a conditional use permit to the Strip Mine to use water from a residential well <br /> Skull Creek Homeowners Objection <br /> March 17, 2020 <br /> Page 1 <br />