DRMS Comment Objection Intake - DEV 5/28/2022 (2)

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Email Address* Enter a valid email address in this field to receive a confirmation e-mail. artd1956@gmail.com Your Phone Number* Used only to follow up. 7852153556 Extension Alternate Phone Number Used only to follow up. Alternate Phone Extension Connection to Operation Select all that apply Land Owner of affected land Structure Owner within 200' of affected land Mineral Owner Nearby Resident Adjacent Land Owner ✓ Concerned Citizen Government Agency Other DESCRIPTION OF COMMENT OR OBJECTION You are providing a comment or objection to the public record of a permitting action currently under review by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety.This form is not intended for reporting of possible violations or illegal activity. Please be as specific as possible. Comment/Objection Narrative Specific Comments/Objections 1)Page 10, 1st Paragraph, 1st Sentence—The directions to the pit are to take CR-600/FSR-631, better known as Piedra Road for 18 miles, most of this is through Archuleta County and yet there is nothing about the traffic impact on this well used and travelled road. 2)Page 11, 1st Paragraph,2nd Sentence—Both the entire northern and western part of this parcel drain to the Piedra River just a few feet from the property boundary so this statement is false and misleading. 3)Page 11, 1st Paragraph,2nd and 3rd Sentences—All of the flow along the north side of Kleckner Lane constantly discharges to the northwest approximately 750'east of Piedra Road through a large ravine which required numerous large boulders to be placed to counter the continued washout due to this discharge.The actual situation is very different than the"occasion"flow presented in this Application.This water also discharges onto a USFS ditch and then directly into the Piedra River running along the north side of this property.The remaining north side drainage continues down the hill where it turns north in the ditch along the east side of Piedra Road and directly discharges into the Piedra River just east of the large 28'x 80'concrete bridge. Mitigation efforts for this flow including sediments should be addressed as part of this Application. 4)Page 11,2nd Paragraph,5th Sentence—All of the flow along the south side of Kleckner Lane constantly discharges into this wetland natural drainageway a few hundred feet east of Piedra Lane.This flow immediately goes into a culvert under Piedra Road,discharging onto USFS drainageway and then directly discharges into the Piedra River west of this property. Mitigation efforts for this flow including sediments should be addressed as part of this Application. 5)Page 11,5th Paragraph,5th Sentence—The utility easement needs to be officially abandoned by all the utility companies before the land can be used even though there are no current utilities in it. Most parcels have utility easements that cannot be used regardless of their use or none use and should be properly vacated.This property may be developed in the future according to the Application and a utility easement needed.