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<br />RECEI~Ep <br />APR 2 5 2;101 <br />ttivisiagof Mineralsahd Geology <br />April 20, 2002 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denier, CO 80202 <br />Dear DiNsion, <br />= Asa resident of Pueblo Cdu'nty thaarea,vthere.ttie f~io Grande Portlandt,errient plantis <br />_ proposed„IarttconeeRledakiautthg~u,~l1~S;F13eFlapotiopPlan._Theperritikap~itcatFc~Etiscotrtplexand <br />requires mubh study Pts`~sa er€tetid~t(ts pC~~7lrrr ~pTntnanl pen`od for an additio'~~E TR days and scfiedui9 a . <br />public hearlrZq on the germrL , ttls lt[tperatrugtt~at ~us R&arlrtg beheld !n Pueblo, t4 th&.eYBttlttg, so that the <br />public may attend ' ` _ ,` ~ ` ' ` ~. _ <br />The areas that treed to be adgresser~atth9 p'u6NC bearing are the inaciecjuac~ ofttie plan to - <br />restorethe area to use as rangeland based on the amounts of water and seed specified, in rotation to the <br />clumaUc conditions of the area; .. <br />-the monitoring requirements for reclaimed areas are unspecific and ir>sutficlent, and do not <br />adequately profecf the public from coni+nued blowing dust -which will occurindetinitely, <br />_ according to the ptaR, ~, ,r a;~ <br />~' • S''c 4~~`.=~~ '-3:.~~r s~'4 ~i'-` r~v a vts ~'f_iy d.Y-..~ -. <br />-fime Cmits described are nbt specific, artd terrns such as °compietion° are Inadequately defined; <br />-the plan is vaguethroughout - it basically tails to outline in detail a specific plan <br />-lrrtortnation on minera! rights is ml~thg; <br />-there is no evidence of how the hydrologic balance of the atteeted land and the surtounding area <br />_ _ <br />wilt tse>Jresetved;_ •: ~. ~-=,-= - y;;-_~ - _ <br />~~. r y.~ .i Y.. 'S. ]~a~~Il q~ . <br />-no real historical or archaeological survey has been done to determine whether important cultural <br />areas will be destroyed by mining <br />-there is no evidence of how piles of removed soil wit! be prevented from blowiru}_ _ - <br />- - - ihavemanyotF[eiconCems'`Muctir~ticsretippoiturrriyforstuiiyan@p'rib~tociirm+ttant,major'- <br />revision,. and achance tc get answers to.questions, !s necessary before this Rec(amatiat Piartcan <br />be considered worthy of use ort our tseautitut landscape ln-Pueblo Cocmty,_ ; .._ , <br />Please send me a notice of the public hearing when it is scheduled. Thank you. <br />~D~ r/S <br />oP93 i<~ ~v e r e Z`i'" i~ <br />~ic rr ~ I9/ (~O 8'/BO b . <br />Sincerely, <br />rJ <br />