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September 3, 1998 Mr. Calvin N. Joyner Area Manager Bureau of Land Management Federal Building 701 Camino Del Rio Durango, CO 81301 Wallace Erickson DMG 484 Turner Drive Building F, # 101 Durango, CO 81301 Re: Stone Crushing Dear Mr. Joyner, Mr. Erickson and Mr. Story: ReQ~Iv~d SEP p 8 1998 DNI s~ ~ M ne a~~ ~eol °9Y Gene Story County Comm. 109 W. Main Cortez, CO 81321 The Friends of South Montezuma Valley, Inc. would like to bring the following to your attention: 1. Stone Crushing, a gravel mining and gravel processing operation on federal public land at County Roads 21 and F, Montezuma County, Cortez, CO has not been controlling the fugitive dust. Mr. Stone stated in his Colorado Department of Public Health 8a Environment Air Pollution Control Division, Permit No. 9BMN0353F, fugitive dust would be controlled by natural moisture or spray bazs. Mr. Stone also states in his Reclamation Permit Application to the Division of Minerals and Geology, State of Colorado ~No. M-97-089) that "Water for project operations dust abatement, pre-wetting of roads sprinkling shall be purchased from off-site sources such as the City of Cortez, Montezuma Water Company, or from active irrigation water rights converted to temporary industrial use." As of this date, Mr. Stone has not been controlling the fugitive dust. Mr. Stone also filed a fugitive dust control plan to the State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. In this plan he specifically states that he will control the fugitive dust by water. 2. On September 3, 1998 sometime between 12:30 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. Susan Campbell Bell drove her truck to the site. She drove on the BLM access road. She drove approximately fifty to seventy-five feet inside Mr. Stone's unlocked gate. The purpose of her trip was to photograph the excessive dust and verify Mr. Stone's lack of commitment to dust control stated in his applications and fugitive dust control plan.