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.. _ ` • <br />#5.1 (paragraph 10) "A possible impact to the outwash aquifer would result from <br />more stringent administration by the Division of Water P.esources of the Tallahassee <br />Creek and Currant Creek junior water rights used to Irrigate trio hay/arfarfa fields ul [he <br />WBSt pari Of fhb NrGIECi area . . ~U6f i 8i i aCtNi i by `Jv`v'ri COiiiu ii8y~iiVCiv irir~+aCi file <br />Steer's water/spricg " <br />OE~JECTIGN. Agile Stone gives no analytical fact to support tl its claim. The <br />railroad use of this sprang pre-dates the irrigated field referred to <br />#G 0 (paragraph 5) "rne Steers spring Is more stattstlrallf ~^rr°!ated ~nilth the <br />Tallahassee Creek water than the hrkansas P.wer water. This is probably due [o long <br />term, year round. ditGi and flood irrigation of the alfalfa Fieid lust north of the Steer's <br />spring." <br />UBJECTION Had Agile Stone truly invesfiga_recJ-tt,s assu~~;i,.:~_~~:, ti~~;• ,.~u;~~ <br />have found that the field is irrigated only twice in May. of u;e ut Jug ~r ! ~~ ~~,~ u ~ Ju~•., of ica <br />in August, and occasionally once in September. Ho\'Jever. the s'ater f'r,~•d in m'; opring ;; <br />constant ai.d the rate consistent year round. <br />#7.0 Monitoring Wells and Spring Mapping (paragreuhs i -31 <br />OBJECTION: These indicate that the wells and sprngs (mN,.ud'ng roL^e) ~^~~th <br />high pr I~=.1,il,ty ,originate from the sale? seurce,'.he Ta!la'l=ss; a Cra~~:. <br />#fi G Vdell Capacity Testing capacty 'test completed on rheir wens/springs at the <br />appl~ran~ s expense to acqu!re a baseline of eacn source's curwnt \~rater caeac~ry ' <br />^t3JECT'^f d; Orly pump rapacirr was tested. This is inadequate to acauately <br />measure w211 capacity. <br />A~FE;dDI'~: „ (page :;, paragraphs 3 and 4) <br />`Springs and wells in the Project region tap fractures In the Frecarr~cna: ~ rocks :.; .d ~n <br />the Greenhorn, Carlisle; and Niobrara Formations. Other springs aria wolfs lap <br />intergranulai porosity and permeability In parts of the Dakota Group. \~dh~ch may be <br />augmented by fractures. <br />Ground water fiow in the bedrock units begins with deep percclatio~ ~ of ., r~art or annue! . <br />pr2GI(JltdtlGll, plus II1fIltfailOn Of surface waters vJhef2 streams CUt IncSc aQuii2r5, Irl; <br />upland areas around water is driven by gravity down flow paths Qn fracti.ired aquifers. rn <br />the mere intensely fractured volumes) toy+~artl discharge a~?as such ass rp tags, seeps <br />and subcrop areas beneath outwash depusits.' <br />Due to the confhcnng information stated by Agile Stone anh th? mrlirati0ns that <br />my wafer quality Is ~n great danger of declining, I am asking that a rnoie tl•,orougt~ <br />hydrological study be conducted to determine what measures Agile must take to <br />prevent damage to my water rights I would request that this study be pertcrmed before <br />any mining activity takes place. <br />I would appreciate a prompt reply from your office as I believe Agile Stone <br />Systems, Inc. is planning on starting mining activities as soon as possible. <br />Sincere) <br />Mark Brown. P.O. Box 191, Canon City, CO 81215 <br />