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<br /> <br />Ms. Lemay <br />November 12, 1997 <br />Page Seven <br />he plans to conduct surface mining operations on this land <br />until the year 2022, this cannot be considered temporary. A <br />twenty-five year project must establish long-term and <br />comprehensive standards before it is approved. <br />- How will the water table be affected? Does he plan to sink <br />wells for his own use? <br />- Where will the runoff from his industrial waters go? There is <br />currently no plans filed with the Colorado Division of Water <br />Resources concerning the impact of polluted industrial water <br />runoff and how it will affect the irrigation water for hundreds <br />of other citizens downstream. <br />- Overall Failure to Adequately Mitigate Impacts. This Application does <br />not propose any specific mitigation of noise, dust or road safety impacts. <br />The Application fails to discuss hours of operation. 1'he potential impact <br />on this neighborhood requires the following mitigation: <br />- Noise Pollution. There is no plan for control or mitigation of noise <br />pollution caused by mining, crushing, transportation or reclamation <br />efforts. Noise is defined as unwanted sound and is among the most <br />persuasive pollutants today. Noise is not just unpleasant, but it is <br />dangerous. It causes hearing loss (especially in young children), and <br />negative psychological, and physlological impact due to fatigue, <br />anxiety and stress. <br />- Dust. To better control dust, there should be a reduction of acreage <br />of specific phases, limits to advance topsoil removal, and a reliable <br />water supply. In addition, more active measures should be taken, <br />and we are requesting that the Applicant follow these procedures: <br />- Cover open bodied trucks when used for transporting materials <br />likely to give rise to airborne dust. <br />- Installation and use of hoods, fans, and fabric filters to enclose <br />and vent the handling of dusty materials. <br />- Use of water or chemicals for control of dust in the mining, <br />crushing and transportation of sand and gravel. <br />