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Your Phone Number* <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> 2143361973 <br /> Extension <br /> 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 /> as specific as possioi(, <br /> Comment/Objection Narrative <br /> Zephyr Minerals Ltd. is a Canadian-owned and operated mining exploration company with zero ties to the US <br /> and Colorado other than what they can take of US assets before they leave.What will they leave behind?They <br /> dug trenches a few years ago with a specified date to restore the land.The date came and went without <br /> anything being done until pressure was applied for them to meet their requirements.This generates questions <br /> on what we can expect from their reclamation efforts. <br /> The area they have control of is 7.5 miles of land within 1.5 miles of Canon City homes.They make promises <br /> continually but do not give any facts.Such as 1.Sufficient water will be retained to fight fires without any <br /> suggestion of what they consider sufficient or who will monitor this.Will the State monitor it?2.The containment <br /> pond will meet the mining requirements.What are the requirements and how long before the liners give out or <br /> our new global warming weather gives a 500-year occurrence with seepage into Grape Creek and Arkansas <br /> River?Which will happen since they are 1000 ft. below the mine area.What is the mining regulation,long <br /> enough that we are dead and our children and grandchildren have to deal with it?It is known that containment <br /> ponds eventually wear out over time. Sorry but the mining record in this area is not very comforting.3.The 65 <br /> million gallons a year of water they use will be insignificant on underground aquifers.What does insignificant <br /> mean in relation to the amount of water available to us during times of drought?This water will be pumped into <br /> the ground similar to fracking. Fracking has caused earthquakes in places where earthquakes did not occur <br /> before. Does Zephyr have money allocated to repair foundations and other damage to homes that could be <br /> affected? <br /> What about 3,600 gallons of chemicals, 13,000 lbs.of explosives,along with power(how many California fires <br /> have been caused by power lines?),tools,and equipment that can cause a fire at any time?There are 840 <br /> homes within 3-4 miles of the mining site. If a fire starts, in a very short time, it could destroy much more than <br /> Zephyr could hope to pay for. Not to mention the lives involved. <br /> Zephyr would be negatively impacting the community and local environment by disrupting Canon City's means <br /> of revenue from the tourist trade. <br /> Where is their Environmental Impact Statement?How can you approve this without one?My input is Please DO <br /> NOT approve this permit for the sake of the US,Colorado,and anyone else downriver on the Arkansas River. <br /> Permit Number* <br /> Enter valid letter and then numbers,for example M122112211 or C123456789. <br /> M2021046 <br />