PERMFILE54965

• Permit No: M1994005
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/19/2001
• Doc Name: BECKER LETTER WATER CONCERNS
• From: UNITED COS
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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618 Dike Road, P.O. Box 3609
Grand Junction, CO 81502
[phone]
FAX: [phone]
June 18, 2001
Bob Oswald
Division of Minerals and Geology
701 Camillo Del Rio Room 125
Durango, CO 81301
RE: Becker Letter
Water Concerns
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In response to your phone call regarding the above referenced issue the
following is tendered.
With the exception of the ditch traversing our immediate mining area, the ditch
carrying the irrigation water through our property to down stream users is the
same ditch, in the same place as has always been. It is our belief that the
perceived lack of water had nothing to do with the ditching but everything to do
with the fact that our neighbor to the south (source of water) inadvertantly shut off
all the water to down stream users, (during irrigation) including United
Companies. We as well as others, were completely without water for a few days.
Upon determining the problem, we subsequently had a discussion with the
farmer (Eddy Lang) and the land owner (Buster Jutten) and have been assured
that interuption of irrigation water to and through our property will not occur
again. To the best of my knowledge since our discussion (several weeks ago),
the problem has not reoccured. Further, we haven't heard from any of our
neighbors down stream either.