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Alternate Phone Number <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> Alternate Phone Extension <br /> Connection to Operation <br /> Select all that apply <br /> Land Owner of affected land Structure Owner within 200' of affected land <br /> Mineral Owner Nearby Resident <br /> Adjacent Land Owner Concerned Citizen <br /> Government Agency Other <br /> DESCRIPTION OF COMMENT OR OBJECTION <br /> (Please be as specific as possible) <br /> Comment/Objection Narrative <br /> First, I'm wondering if this comment period should be extended. Many of us just downstream are just now <br /> hearing about this,even our mine reclamation person for National Trout Unlimited hasn't had time to delve into <br /> it. <br /> Should this not be extended, Union must use the proposed geosynthetic clay liner(GCL)only as a secondary <br /> liner and not a primary liner. Given the proximity to other water sources and the downstream Arkansas River,a <br /> GCL should be overlain by an impermeable plastic HDPE or chemically resistant liner. GCLs can crack under <br /> the right conditions and over time, and this is not a chance we want to take in this watershed.There have been <br /> other devastating leaks of sodium cyanide into rivers.The Arkansas is a Gold Medal River and we don't want <br /> that to happen.Too much economic and recreational activity depend on it. I was here during the bad days <br /> where few fish lived due to pollution from Leadville mines. <br /> The Union Mill, if done properly, has the potential to receive tailings and waste from other areas of the State to <br /> re-process them.This would help improve the waterways where the tailings are being pulled from,while also <br /> yielding a more-benign tailings product with the metals stripped out of it. <br /> However,without more information and more time, I would be opposed to this use of sodium cyanide at this <br /> point,especially if the extra precautions mentioned above are not taken. <br /> Permit Number* <br /> Enter valid letter and then numbers,for example M122112211 or C123456789. <br /> M1990057 <br /> Permitting Action Type <br /> Select revision type or leave blank if comment pertains to a new permit application or NOI <br /> Permit Type <br /> County <br /> Lake <br /> Enter one county only <br /> Site Name <br /> Perm ittee/Operator Name <br /> Union Milling <br />