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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII • ~ 11317SCountygRoad 250 <br />April 21, 1989 Durango, CO 81301 <br />Dan Hernandez <br />Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203-2273 <br />Dear Dan, <br />This letter is in follow-up [o our recent phone conversation, <br />wherein I voiced my concerns about gravel mining operations in the <br />Animas River in general and specifically regarding the operations of <br />Animas Aggregates Inc. at 34606 U.S. Highway 550, Durango, Colorado. <br />They are operating in NEZ Section 36 T37N R9W under permit ~~M-7E~-020 <br />Phone: (303)247-2707. <br />My concern is in regard to the amount of gravel that is leing <br />removed from the pit which supply is being regenerated at the expense <br />and to the detriment of the immediately adjacent property owner; as <br />well as those properties upstream of the operation. <br />As a result of the large quantities of material being removed, <br />the river bed has dropped drastically over the passed years and the <br />river front portions of our properties are crumbling into the river <br />to fill the void left by the extraction. This erosion and gravel <br />consumption is eating its way upstream, and has already effected <br />landowners ability to get water to [he head gates of their ditches <br />thus rendering it impossible to appropriate their water as has been <br />historically utilized since the late 1800's. This must stop! The <br />drop in the river bed and water elevations is creeping passed my property <br />to the two major Animas Valley Ditch Company head gates. This could <br />potentially make it impossible for these ditch companies to deliver <br />water to all the owners in the Animas Valley. <br />Please consider this now, before it is too late to remedy the <br />situation. <br />Thank you very much for your consideration. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ ~~~ <br />Geof Schlittgen ~ <br />F~' <br />L @ ,~ ~~ ~'~ ,I Y ~ <br />~~ft ~. <br />~ ~ iG~9 <br />'~. ~ ;i~. <br />