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i <br />r <br />I <br /> <br />~~~~ d _ noE or~.w fU, ~,c~d.~c~or~ <br />~unc~ ~- Wlct2p~U <br />Platte Sand & Gravel LLC. ' <br />S & H Mine, File No. M-2000-158 <br />Summary of Objections to the 112 New Permit Application <br />February 21, 2001 <br />Name of Objector/Date Objection or Other Comment Topics <br />Kathryn A. Hardin / Concerned with groundwater impacts. Domestic water is from a well and the <br /> ground is sub irrigated from the water level. Possible impacts to the water table <br />Dated: /level and loss of the domestic well. <br />Received: February 5, 2001 e/ Destroying good agricultural land and depriving us of water. <br />Michael J. Ptasnik • Prime agricultural land including adequate water for irrigation and agriculture. <br /> Land historically home to 550 head cow/calf operation. 1000 acres of dry land, <br />Dated: February 2, 2001 sub-irrigated and irrigated pasture exists on the land. <br />Received: February 7, 2001 ~ We have 3 homes with 3 domestic wells and ten irrigation wells on the adjacent <br /> property. Wells are located within 169 feet to S l6 feet of the applicant's land. <br /> Irrigation wells are located within 169 feet and 427 feet of the applicant's land <br /> and three wells are appx. 800 feet away. Wells are in danger if dewatering and <br /> dry mining techniques are utilized. Farm is threatened. <br /> • Traffic issues regarding the operation. <br /> • Property values will plummet. <br /> • Historical significance of the Fort St. Vrain area in the midst of the mining area. <br /> Indian burial grounds have been rumored to the in the area. <br /> Existence of wetlands on the property. Applicant has ignored [he presence of <br /> wetlands stating that a U.S. Corps of Engineers is not required. <br /> Impact on existing wildlife. Deer, eagles and hawks, owls, ducks and other ~, <br /> species live in [his habitat. <br /> Flooding impacts; the mine would minimize the historical, real flooding that <br /> regularly occurs in this area. <br /> Family has retained''/z of the oil and gas royalties on the property. 43 oil & gas <br /> wells are currently in productions and 6-7 have yet to be drilled. Concerns <br /> regarding [he ability to maintain and optimize the current oil & gas production <br /> and future drilling and redrilling operations. Financial interest and ownership <br /> interests in the oil and gas wells seem to be in jeopardy. <br /> • ~No significant quantity of land proposed for reclamation; majority of area will <br /> be lakes and only banks will be reclaimed. Scope of operation is huge. <br />Gale Scott • Scale of operation is extreme in reference to its size, length of permit and <br />James J. Brochard accompanying industrial activity. <br />Mike Depratt • ~ApplicarH is-atso-regaesting permits fog an asphalt ba[cfi-plan[,-concrete batch '~t <br />Stan Odenbaugh plant, asphalUconcrete recycling plant and pre-cast concrete plant. <br />Royce A. Remick • No evidence that the applicant has any previous business experience in sand and <br />Bruce W. Rippe gravel extraction. <br /> • Applicants status of"limited liabilitycorpora[ion" indicates that there is <br />Dated: February 12, 2001 questionable legal liability carried by the applicant <br />Received: February 14, 2001 . Groundwater protection; applicant leaves open the option to change the mining [o <br /> a dry operation at the discretion of [he operator. A dry operation would require <br /> dewatering and [he applicant does not offer any protection to surrounding <br /> property owners or farmers regarding protection of adjacent agriculture or <br />