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~~ <br /> <br />applications now for this area in the Ranchland News, and prior to that the <br />Gazzette. I feel this is a fair practice. The paper it was published in is not <br />available to be purchased anywhere out here. I believe it is more by mailing <br />and not available on Internet. The name of the paper it has been published <br />in is The Fountain Valley News-El Paso County News. <br />My family has resided here for 14 years on Soapweed Road. We knew this <br />gravel pit existed but it was a County transportation operation and has <br />always been somewhat limited in use and duration. Never the less even <br />with sporadic use, to maintain roads in this area it has created numerous <br />problems, poor air quality (high amount of dust from County trucks}, <br />dangerous roads, constant erosion; these complaints have been voiced for <br />years. There are other factors I hope you will weigh. There is a vast amount <br />of archaeological deposits that have been seen across this whole range and <br />that includes the proposed site. There are Geological formations within <br />close proximity of the site (paint pots) just west of site on Soapweed. <br />Water issues are of great significance. This area has seen tremendous <br />growth to the west, and is consuming water at a huge pace. Depending on <br />where this applicant drills these commercial wells of which we have no <br />idea; how much water will be needed could greatly effect everyone in this <br />area. Part of this land falls within the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Ground <br />Water Management District and part of it is in no district. The majority of <br />the wells in this area are in the Denver aquifer, and ifthey drill commercial <br />wells into the Denver it could cause material injuries to the existing wells <br />in this area to include the town of Calhans wells, which to the best of our <br />knowledge are in the Denver aquifer. The town ofCalhan is just east ofthe <br />proposed operation, and one of the town's best water wells is on Hahn <br />Road, just northeast of the proposed operation. Just west of the proposed <br />operation a massive commercial well field (Guthrie Ranch) was developed <br />for water to be transported to the fast growing Falcon area ,which is 13 to <br />15 miles away. All aquifers were tapped, the alluvial, the Denver, Dawson, <br />Arapahoe, Laramie-Fox Hills. Our concern is what appears to be additional <br />and significant water mining in this area; that it will further expedite <br />water problems for many individual landowners and the town of Calhan. <br />