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__--- <br />~. <br />To Whom It May Concern, <br />~`. <br />RECEIVED <br />JAN 0 9 2001 <br />~Ar~tNrIs ~, I~~ <br />~irisian of Minerals and Gealagy <br />Introduction: <br />Since the inspection of the Distel Fattti, C & M Gravel pit our rural community has had to withstand <br />numerous problems. This neighborhood has withstood 14 years of bad roads, bad bridges, traffic accidents, <br />excessive noise, speeding trucks, dust problems, odor problems, and questionable mining reclamation. <br />Dust Problems: <br />I The fugitive dust is ruining roofs, curtains and carpet. <br />2. Livestock have been lost due to excessive dust. <br />3 Hay crops are being devalued due to the blowing dust. <br />4 Breathing of silica sand has presented respiratory problems with surrounding people. <br />Odor Problems; <br />1. Odor when asphalt plant is started in AM. <br />2. Odor problem in the winter months when all the trucks and equipment and started, aeating a large <br />cloud of smoke. During down slope conditions it settles at nearby properties. <br />Wildlife; <br />1. The de-watering has killed well over 100 bin. -12in. Cottonwood trees off the permitted area. <br />2. De-watering is being done with buried asphalt and concrete submersed around the de-watering pttmps, <br />which discharge directly to the St. Vrain River. <br />3. Wildlife living in the area is slowly losing their habitat. <br />1?roperty Values: <br />1. C & M mining operazion has cut our property values. People do not like negative impact areas. I have <br />had this studied. Having an asphalt plant near our property has caused the values to be well below <br />market growth. <br />Reclamation Problem; <br />I. I have labeled several pictures showing the reclamation problems. <br />2. I have also labeled several completed reclamation projects Gom the surrounding areas. These projects <br />were started well after the C & M project and al] have been reclaimed. <br />3. Various pictures show reclamation practices not suitable for the area. <br />Fu[ure Mining Plans (C & ~; <br />f . C & M has amended their original permit several times, with no conclusion of their original permit. <br />:?. C & M current operation is located 'h mile west of Boulder Creek. What they plan (to save them <br />money) is to leave their currrnt plant in place and set up athree-quaver mile conveyer. This conveyer <br />would border the north side of three neighboring property owners. They would then convey the <br />material across the river behind our property to the existing plant. Completion time IS-20 years. This <br />is not in agreement wah the Tull Property Permit #104b. <br />