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/ NOV, 1.2006 3:03PM <br />November 1, 2006 <br />TOWN OF GRANBY 9108819347 <br />Colorado State Division of Mining and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO $0203 <br />Re; M.L.R.B. Permit # M~1983-102 <br />Dear Mr. 'Wenzel and Mr. Mount; <br />r=r+y <br />N0. 9515' P <br />As you Imow I called Mr. Mount on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 to find out why we <br />did not receive a certified notice regardi:ag the Thompson Permit expansion above onto <br />Lots 5 & 6 of Great Divide Head Lettuce Colony. The notice was evidently mailed out <br />on September 21~`. Out ten acre piece of property, Lot 7 is adjacent to Lot 6 and our <br />well and residence is only 30 foot from the property line of Lot 6. We feel that we ate <br />one of the most affected pieces of property, besides Mirabitos for the expansion of the <br />Pau <br />According to Mr. Wenzel, immediate adjacency does not meet the State Mining <br />requirement to receive certified or aay notice to comment. I was advised this by phone <br />last week and then received a fax with the definition of "affected area" from Mr. Wenzel <br />Monday at work. I thought 1 had this week to get comments in (after never receiving a <br />notice) but 1 was called this morning by Mr. 'Wenzel to say the comments are due today. <br />Improper notification is my fast complaint. Regardless of your interpretation of the <br />Mining regs, all state statutes require notification to adjacent property owners or owners <br />of interest and I tbi»lc you should interpret your regs a little broader in light of the calls <br />and letters received to date by the whole residential community up here. <br />Our main concern and the only one I understand your entity would even consider, is in <br />regard to our wells. The Thompsons and Pratt already hit ground water at the exi ~r;no <br />site, were pumping out of it since Spring and covered it up to your satisfaction. They <br />stated numerous times it was snow melt, rainwater and then finally drainage off the floor <br />of the pit. We aIl know that is not the case. Now they are expanding onto another 20 <br />acres on the ML-'SA. As we discussed Mr. Wenzel, the water table fluctuates with the <br />years (wet versus drought). The track record for the applicant is not good. Your <br />deparnnent is not even required to visit except every four years or by complaint as was <br />done August 30~. The applicants were given three days notice, during which time, they <br />filled the Bound water in. if not for the pictures taken with a zoom lens by the <br />neighbors, there would be no evidence. We thought when you visited the site for <br />inspection that you would dig into the ground and actually perform testing at the site and <br />20~ <br />