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JUN-23-1998 16 ~ 30 ~ BR I GHT III I I I I II I I I IIII III <br />~ ... • <br />Janice C. Derskam <br />1206 Weld Couary Road 23-3/4 <br />Brighton, CO 80601 <br />(30i~)659-5543 <br />June 23, 1998 <br />• Bruce Humphries, Supervisor <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />State of Colondo <br />1313 Sherman Sueet, Room 215 <br />Deaver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Humphries: <br /> <br />303 655 2152 P.02i02 <br />With this letter I am requesting assistance from your office in mitigation of a water problem <br />on my farm located in southern Weld County with the physical address of 1206 Weld Couary Road <br />23-3/4, $righton, Colorado 80601. There is a groundwater pond, wetland area, and slough located oa <br />my property. Directly south of these area is a gavel opention conducted by the firm of Hall Irwin <br />that has been in openrion for approximately two months. They aze in the process of digging a ten acre <br />water ski lake permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer. Currently the excavation is a dry pit <br />with the water being sucked out or dammed up upstream from my property. <br />I have been out of tows for several weeks. When I returned I discovered my pond dried up <br />with the exception of a small, deep whole dug for the wintering of fish. The water in the slough azea <br />his lowered greatly u well. The slough his not been affected u adversely as the pond due to the fan <br />irrigation waste water is duected into the slough. <br />I have been on this property for over eighteen yeas and this pond may have been low during <br />exceptionally dry years, but never totally dry. The pond is augmented by an irrigation ditch on the <br />property that runs above the pond and leaches through the gavel soils. The ditch his been running <br />for several months now and the pond is still dry. Consequently I feel there mutt be some outside fora <br />such u the gavel operation affecting this area. <br />These areas are of importance to my farm in both terms of sub-irrigation of crops and <br />provision of wildlife habitat for fish and waterfowl. The pond and slough usually hold a supply of <br />valuable water for sub-irrigation of valuable nursery crops. <br />I contacted Jeff Gregg of Hall Irwin and requested he look into this matter. He visiud the area <br />with me, said the pond wu more than 600 feet away from their opentioa, said it has been a dry year, <br />and, they were not responsible for the death of my pond. <br />I respectfully request that your office investigate this adverse affect on wetlands, wildlife, and <br />crop production on a project permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. <br />My thanks to you and yow staff far any usistaace that you might provide me. <br />• <br />S' ely, , <br />Janice C. Dersham <br />~ """~ <br />TOTAL P.02 <br />i j <br />