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Your Phone Number* <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> 2146212719 <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.,formed in 2012,and based in Nova Scotia, Canada,was specifically created to explore <br /> minerals in our area,-most homes here were built prior to Zephyr's existence and interest.They have zero ties <br /> to the US and Colorado,other than what they can strip from our area and return to Canada for their profit.What <br /> will they leave behind? They dug trenches a few years ago with a specified date to restore the land. The date <br /> came and went without anything being done until pressure was applied for them to meet their requirements. <br /> This generates questions 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 have made <br /> promises continually,with nothing fact based to support those promises.we have questions about these <br /> promises.Such as 1.Sufficient water will be retained to fight fires without any suggestion of what they consider <br /> sufficient or who will monitor this. Will the State monitor it?How do they know what would be"sufficient"for our <br /> drought threatened area? 2. The containment pond will meet the mining requirements. What are the <br /> requirements and how long before the liners give out or our new global warming weather gives a 500-year <br /> occurrence with seepage into Grape Creek and Arkansas River? Which will happen since they are 1000 ft. <br /> below the mine area. What is the mining regulation,long enough that we are dead and our children and <br /> grandchildren have to deal with it? It is known that containment ponds eventually wear out over time. Sorry but <br /> the mining record in this area is not very comforting. 3. The 65 million gallons a year of water they use will be <br /> insignificant on underground aquifers. What does insignificant mean in relation to the amount of water available <br /> to us during times of drought? This water will be pumped into the ground similar to fracking. Fracking has <br /> caused earthquakes in places where earthquakes did not occur before. Does Zephyr have money allocated to <br /> repair foundations and other damage to homes that could be affected?What kind of insurance do they have <br /> that will cover catastrophic events caused by their underground mining efforts?Will it cover all the homes in our <br /> area? <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 <br /> DO NOT approve this permit for the sake of the US,Colorado,and anyone else downriver on the Arkansas <br /> River. <br />