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r~ <br />21710 Highway 550 South <br />Montrose, Colorado 81401 <br />May 29, 2001 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 <br />Dear Sir: <br />RECEIVED <br />MAY 3 1 2001 <br />Division of Minera~s and Geology <br />I need [o bring to your attention a very serious matter concerning United Companies Colona Pit <br />located in Montrose County. My neighbors and 1 are members of the Ouray Ditch Company, as <br />is United Companies with their employee Sprague Maygar now in charge of the ditches. <br />In visiting with my neighbors the Stuart Chappells and Hollis Hasty, I learned that United <br />Companies has moved irrigation ditches on then property so that we are no longer receiving our <br />water rights. According to Stu, he contacted United Companies last week and was promised that <br />Sprague would call him. He hasn't called Stu yet. <br />Because we are no longer receiving our water, our pastures are drying up and my fruit trees and <br />lawns are in danger of dying. Stu told me that last year United Companies removed the headgate <br />without our knowledge or consent. He said last week he tried to trace the flow of water and could <br />not find our original ditches, that they were dredging new ones and others were blocked with <br />debris. <br />Stu also brought to my attention that there is now a "lake" down below that was designated a <br />wetlands, apparently in exchange for the loss of wetlands in Ouray County -one problem, by <br />blocking off that water into a lake or pond, I've lost my ONLY source of irrigating my lower <br />pastures. That water is supposed to flow into a ditch and then into a pipe that crosses South Canal <br />onto my property. <br />When Mr. Bruce Humphries conducted the state hearings in 1994, we were led to believe that <br />United Companies had to obey the laws just like any other company and if we had problems, we <br />were to notify the state. Now we are. <br />You can reach me at work at (970) 249-8609 7 AM to 8 PM Tuesday through Friday or call our <br />home at (970) 249-1301. <br />Thank you for investigating this matter and helping us resolve this. <br />Sincerely, <br />.~ <br />Gruc~ Gr <br />l~nice E. Becker <br />~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~ b05 <br />999 <br />(for owners Janice, Dorothy and Henry Becker, Jr.) <br />