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Comment/Objection Narrative* <br /> Living on Caribou Road from 2021-2023 we experienced major changes in the water from our well as well as <br /> the spring we were across the street from.These changes were not remotely aligning with weather patterns that <br /> would change the water in the drastic ways it was changing and became undrinkable,even after filtration and <br /> treatment. My wife and I moved into the middle of town to be on the town water supply because the"acceptable <br /> lead levels"we saw in the official testing for the water in the Caribou spring in 2022 were too much.We did not <br /> want any lead being ingested by either of us as we tried to start our family.Apart from the years of multiple <br /> waste water runoff violations and false/broken promises of maintaining a more environmentally friendly <br /> operation,there is no current oversight to ensure the proper practices that Tom Hendricks so adamantly upheld <br /> and spoke for.This organization needs to be re-evaluated by the State Board in regards to their operation <br /> status before an expansion of this size can be approved.GIR also needs to provide continuous samples of the <br /> waste water produced if they wish to restart operations at all. Especially without the 100,000 dollar waste water <br /> filtration/treatment"system improvement that was promised around the same exact time our town received a <br /> Cease and Desist order threatening$500,000 in libel to sue anyone speaking negatively about the mining <br /> operations(I'm not too sure if we have the case precedent yet to award a plaintiff suing an unknown person for <br /> social media libel,especially in that amount).This company has bullied the town since I have moved here. I <br /> would be absolutely heartbroken to lose access to my local National Forest and County Open Space entry point <br /> because of the public being blocked by a private company or the destruction of land for the extraction of <br /> resources.200 acres of tunnels and mining operations will,at the very least, increase the effects on the water <br /> and the local environment. If not by a multiple of 20, it must be enough to require more regulation and <br /> responsibility being directly tied to GIR.The effect on our town is but a fraction of the issue that would engulf <br /> Boulder and even parts of Denver if an expansion of this size does not have proper oversight and meet more <br /> intensely enforced environmental standards. I fear the money that has not been spent on improving treatment <br /> and filtration,that was promised by GIR 2 years ago,will simply echo on an exponentially larger scale in the <br /> future if this permit is granted without reassessment of the company's operating status. Finally,a full inquiry and <br /> audit of operations records should have been demanded when bother Cross and Caribou mines stopped <br /> testing/sending in tests of waste water the required number of times a quarter year.The State Board needs to <br /> look into this permit and consider the lack of support the town of Nederland gives toward this aggressive <br /> expansion. I would not like to be chased out of the town I call my home by expanding resource extraction <br /> causing the destruction of our habitat and poisoning of our water. <br /> Permitting Action Comment/Objection is Regarding <br /> • New Permit Change to Existing Permit <br /> Permit Number* (?) <br /> Enter a valid permit number <br /> M1977410 <br /> County* <br /> Colorado County where the proposed operation is located <br /> Boulder <br /> Enter one county only <br /> Site Name <br /> Cross Gold Mine <br /> Perm ittee/Operator Name <br /> Grand Isle Resources <br /> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br /> Are there supporting photos, maps, or documents you wish to upload? <br /> Yes • No <br /> By submitting this form electronically you agree to receive any/all follow up correspondence from the Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining,and Safety at the email address you have provided. <br />