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Email Address* <br /> Enter a valid email address in this field to receive a confirmation e-mail. <br /> jerilfry@gmail.com <br /> Your Phone Number* <br /> Used only to follow up. <br /> 7194313160 <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 OO Concerned Citizen <br /> Government Agency Other Downstream Resident <br /> DESCRIPTION OF COMMENT OR OBJECTION <br /> You are providing a comment or objection to the public record of a permitting action currently under review by the Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining and Safety.This form is not intended for reporting of possible violations or illegal activity. Please be as specific <br /> as possible. <br /> Comment/Objection Narrative <br /> As a founding director of Colorado Citizens Against ToxicWaste, Inc(est.2002)1 have been actively engaged <br /> with both CDPHE and EPA for 22 years. <br /> I am appalled that CJK Milling has come this far claiming tacit approval from both CDPHE and EPA.There <br /> seem to be many short-sighted environmental quick fixes too easily OK'd by the regulators who are supposed <br /> to protect our health and environment. I can imagine this is because we are all hungry for an answer to these <br /> clean-up problems. <br /> Best practice of years ago was to pile tailings on the bare ground. Is heap leaching really this year's best <br /> practice?The dangers are many, real and irreversible.CJK Milling's plan would unfold at the headwaters of the <br /> Arkansas River,which we all know carries water across the Great Plains to the Mississippi. Failures are all to <br /> common in this industry and contamination to water will always flow downstream.There is a huge tourist <br /> industry downstream in Canon City.The regulators would be responsible for enforcing compliance of the permit <br /> that DRMS would give CJK Milling. But regulators cannot guarantee against spills and leaks,they can only levy <br /> fines that may or may not be enforced. I have seen this again and again. Please be circumspect and far sighted <br /> when making your decision.These messes and cleanup ventures must not be thought of as too big to fail. <br /> I have seen failed regulation enforcement over and over. Not only damaging the environment and human health <br /> but sadly normalizing a system that is proving to be broken.Such normalizing is a"Good Housekeeping seal of <br /> Approval"that risks very serious damage to the people speaking out against this to you today.This is not a <br /> matter of if it will contaminate but when. I dare you to insist upon a better path forward. Please do not approve <br /> CJK Milling's permit. <br /> Thank you for this opportunity to comment. <br /> Permit Number* <br /> Enter valid letter and then numbers,for example M1977999, M1999777UG or C1981201. <br /> M1990057 <br /> I <br />