2007-01-30_REVISION - M1983102 (3)

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January 29, 2007 rermn ~_ •r - /~ c onn Class 2EVI~/! Type MV# n/F} Inspect n Date A Colorado State Division of Mineral & Geology Doc Date (if no date stamp) ~ )e o ATTN: Board Members Doc Name //ANSENS CnNcEt~NS 1313 Sherman St, Room 215 From DRMS/Other ,~Z. • ~/,GG rFNrJ~/cc Denver, CO 80203 To DBMS/Other ~p.1r.5 Recipients ~tW~ GdM RE: Permit # M1983102 Thompson Properties Amendment to the Application RECEIVED Dear Board Members: ~ 3Q2001 We submit this summary of our concerns for the amendment of the above mentioned applic d Kede^~aUon~ I. This application for amendment to the current application should bed ~gs~ A. Water Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS) inspection date of September 5, 2006 stated "POTENTIAL EXPOSURE OF GROUND WATER HAS OCCURRED"! This is extremely disturbing considering we depend on our well to support our family in water with two (2) small children this would be devastating to our family to go without water and have our well dry up. The applicant's consultant's report noted on the last page of his report "If well owners can demonstrate that the quality and quantity of water in their wells has been impacted by the pit expansion ERO recommends that Thompson Properties take measures to mitigate the impact.: This report fails to support a conclusion that this application is NOT injurious to the health, safety or welfare of inhabitants and is hardly the kind of assurance the State needs to grant an amendment to the permit, confident that allowing the expansion of the gravel pit will not affect surrounding wells. Once the aquifer is disturbed, it MAY NOT be possible to restore conditions upon which we rely. It is a known fact that the pit has been using water for twenty two (22) YEARS, which they have NO water right to nor can proof or have any evidence to (other than a so called hand shake deal, NOT an acceptable good answer). This is also very disturbing and shows they have no consideration for the neighbor's water and well being. The applicant should have to show proof of water rights BEFORE an amendment will be approved. The Board needs to require that a source of water be delineated and specifically provided before the permit is approved. The QUALITY of water is no guarantee and we have no proof from the applicants that the quality of our water will not be affected and we would like this problem also resolved BEFORE approval of this amendment. We don't think the pit should go into further operation until there are FULL findings that there is water available to serve it and will NOT affect the adjoining property owners. B. Scale House & Scales not in permitted area The scale house & scales are not in the permitted area and the applicant' should have to prove this scale is open to the public and is an employee at the scale house during business hours? Does this still qualify when the gravel pit is not in operation in the winter months?