2023-05-08_GENERAL DOCUMENTS_DRMS Complaint Report Form 4025748293

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Nature of Complaint Select all that apply ✓ Illegal Mining ✓ Dust Ground Water/ Water Well Impact Acid or Toxic Materials/Spills Surface Water Impact/ Stormwater Management ✓ Property Damage ✓ Mine Plan Compliance Waste Management/ Dumping Signs and Markers Overburden/ Development Waste Financial Warranty Backfilling and Grading Processing Waste/Tailings Processing Facilities Fish/Wildlife Erosion/ Sedimentation ✓ Off-Site Damage Roads Explosives/ Blasting Topsoil Revegetation Weeds Reclamation Plan Compliance ✓ Other Traffic and dust is destroying neighboring tourism business Detailed description of the issue(s)* P) Please provide as much detail as possible. It is important to narrow down the issue(s). We received a letter from Mineral County on 5/04/2023 stating that Dianna Mouse is filing for a Conditional Use application for a commercial gravel processing plant.There is a public meeting regarding this on 5/10/23 at 5:30pm at the Mineral County Courthouse. Until we received the county's letter on 5/05/23 we have never been made aware of any request for permits,zoning or any legal actions that would allow a commercial gravel operation to conduct business in this pristine mountain area adjoining our property.We believed this to be an illegal operation.We submitted written objection to this application to the county(Janelle Kukuk)with photos and video on 5/08/23.We also contacted Janelle Kukuk at Mineral County on 5/08/23 and we were told that DMRS had already granted a permit in 2020 and that they had dropped the ball since 2020 and that this current application process and notification should have taken place at that time. We want to be very clear that if this is activity is allowed to proceed any longer it will continue to put our business in danger and may cause us to go out of business.We receive constant complaints from our guests that come here to enjoy a serene, restful vacation in the mountains of Wolf Creek, Colorado only to find that they'll be spending their vacation watching and listening to dump trucks pulling in and out of a gravel pit all day and breathing rock dust instead of fresh mountain air?The fact that a gravel pit could potentially be prioritized over a tourism business on Wolf Creek is a very bad sign for the future of this area.We have lived and been in business in this location since the 1960's and have gone out of our way to be good stewards of the beauty and serenity of this area.We could never have dreamed that we'd be discussing the possibility of a gravel pit operation being allowed in this location. We are not sure whether we should contact the property owners regarding this issue until the powers that be figure out how this oversight happened in the first place. We are willing to be reasonable but our business and the serenity of this area should not continue to be put in jeopardy due to government mistakes.We have already had to suffer through this nuisance for years. Have you contacted the operator or party conducting the operation? If yes, please provide details. Yes No If known, please provide the name of the operator or party conducting the operation. Dianna Mouse If known, please provide the Permit or NOI Number (ie M-1970-111 or P-1970-111). Must be entered in the following format: M1970111 or P1970111 (No dashes allowed) M2020021 Have you contacted any other agencies or local governments related to this issue or issues? If so, please provide details. Yes No Details We've provided details regarding our communication with Mineral County in the"ISSUE"section above since a large part of our issue has to do with the county dropping the ball on this.