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iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii • <br />RECEIVED <br />Sept. 5, 1990 <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division SEP 7 1990 <br />Board of Review <br />1313 S:nerman Street, Room 215 Mined Land <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 Reclamation Division <br />RE: Virginia Acres Gravel Pit, M-90-021 (Sept. Hearing) <br />Letter of Objection due date 9/10/90 <br />Gentlemen: <br />Please consider this submission as an objection to the <br />Virigi:na Acres Gravel Pit application by United Companies <br />for a reclamation plan at 30 Road and the Colorado River in <br />Section 20, T 1 N and Range l E (Ute Meridian). <br />This presentation consists of two major parts: written <br />objections on specific issues and a graphic presentation <br />with visual data to support our objections. A list of <br />sources for data presented is included. <br />I:n addition to this submission, your office should have <br />in the Virginia Acres review file a series of photographs <br />and dr;swings we submitted in April at the first hearing. <br />The dr.swings show the river channel changes that occurred in <br />the 1983-84 high water flow period where the Colorado River <br />moved 1400 feet north of the pre-1983 channel about '~ mile <br />west of the proposed gravel pit. We anticipate such changes <br />are likely to happen again if a gravel pit is excavated in <br />the proposed area. <br />I:n the public notice of the hearing printed in the <br />Grand ,Junction Daily Sentinel, 7/30,8/6, 13, ~ 8/20, by <br />United Companies, they state "The future use of the land <br />will b~=_ a public park to be used for recreation." This in <br />our opinion is a blatent political ploy on the part of <br />United Companies to obtain approval of the pit, the same <br />technique they used in the local hearings to receive a <br />gravel permit from the county contingent on approval by your <br />Division. It is totally irrelevant and should not have been <br />includ=_d in the public announcement. <br />Rather than each concerned party write a series of <br />lengthy objections, we had decided to have this entry that <br />represents the views of four families whose names and <br />addresses are listed on this letter. Please remember this <br />represents four objections, not one. <br />When the hearing has been completed we would like to <br />learn the decision promptly. If for any reason our <br />presentation is to be thrown out after the hearing we would <br />like it to be returned and we will pay the postage. <br />For purposes of the record, please note that United <br />Companies did not place on public file in the Mesa County <br />