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~~~ <br /> <br />62067 Oak Grove Rd. <br />Montrose, Co. 81401 <br />Tuly 14, 2003 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Co. 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />~~ > > 2003 <br />Division •f Minerals and Geology <br />Dear Division, I~/~ - ~/ ~~~ <br />~~ <br />We are requesting that the mining application of Haldorson Sand and Gravel of <br />Montrose, Co., Spring Creek Mesa be denied. <br />Some of our objections are that the application is inadequately prepared and that would <br />endanger many residents' health, would alter, impact or destroy existing water rights, and <br />could not be successfully farmed when reclaimed. <br />We feel that the Division should require Haldorson and Sons, Inc., to have a thorough <br />ground water assessment done by an agency qualified to do a hydrologic investigation. <br />Baseline information should be established before ground is broken. A sufficient number <br />of monitoring wells should be established on the perimeters and throughout the 156-acre <br />parcel and to the depth that mining would take place. Require that the data be recorded <br />on a minimum of a weekly basis throughout the testing period of a least ane-year and that <br />the data be available for public scrutiny before a decision is made or a mining permit is <br />issued. <br />We also believe that the Division should require Haldorson and Sons, Inc., to present a <br />plan that cleaz}y prevents contamination of ground water and surface water from any <br />source and make that plan available for public review before a decision is made regarding <br />the application. <br />We also request that the DMG require Haldorson a Sons, Inc., to reclaim the land as <br />cropland to a depth of not more that 10 feet below the present level of the land or two feet <br />above the highest ground water recorded on the property during the hydrologic testing <br />period, whichever is higher. <br />We request that the DMG require the applicant make public the test results on which he is <br />basing his claims of gravel deposits, overburden, topsoil and no ground water. As to <br />date, the public has never had an opportunity to review these test results. <br />We also request that the DMG require that before mining begins, the applicant, not the <br />taxpayers, must pay for studies to establish baseline information on water quality and air <br />