2022-07-18_PERMIT FILE - M2022018

• Permit No: M2022018
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/18/2022
• Doc Name: Objection Acknowledgement/Response
• From: Wasteline, Inc / South Hindsdale Sand & Gravel LLC
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: LJW
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

South Hinsdale Response to Objections
12 July 2022
five miles north of SH-160 but continuing on into Hinsdale County. There are no alternative
routes available.
(2) Objection: road conditions - Piedra Road conditions "Terrible and dangerous":
speeding caused by gravel pit, "Cause more damage to already poor roads" See Section
5.3
(3) Objection: social - "Adversely affect our way of life" See Section 5.9
(4) Objection: traffic - "Endanger residents egress" See Section 5.3
(5) Objection: wildlife - "Endanger wildlife" (assume road traffic issue) See Sections 5.3
and 5.6
3.4 Jennifer Burck
{NOTE: original submitted to DRMS but after suspense date, but was submitted to County)
List of eleven (11) claims and twelve (12) objections
(1) Claim: "same businessman who was denied a permit ... in Pagosa Springs has
solicited Hinsdale County for a permit to operate the same type of business" See Section
5.11 and item 3.3 above.
(2) Claim: "Permit with Archuleta County was denied because of..." See Section 5.11 and
Item 3.3 above.
(3) Claim: Hinsdale County officials will never see, hear, breath or be tailgated by the
trucks See Section 5.11
(4) Claim: roads are almost entirely within Archuleta County so the burden on the
infrastructure of Hinsdale County will be almost nil yet the revenue generated will be great
See Section 5.11
(5) Claim: negative impacts "for decades at their own expense!"
Response: The proposed operation will not last for "decades"and is not expected to last
more than four or so years. Once mining is completed and materials are no longer
available from this operation for users (including Hinsdale and Archuleta County and
USFS and local people), the problems with cost and impact of transporting material from
distant sources will return, however.
(6) Claim: SHG Pit "almost 20 miles away from US Hwy 160", "Approval on Hwy 160 "no
brainer" "
Response: While neither the applicant nor local governments can limit the sale of materials
to just local buyers and users, a fairly small amount of material is expected to actually be
hauled on SH-160 due to the distance of approximately 18 miles. Attempts to find and
develop gravel resources on or closer to SH-160 and Pagosa Springs and its suburbs
have repeatedly failed in the last decade and longer.
(7) Claim: Piedra Road poorly maintained, dusty gravel road, or... sloppy rutted mess.
See Section 5.3
(8) Claim: "directly in the head waters [sic] of the pristine Piedra River' See Section 5.2.
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