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Ruh 31 2006 12:12 HP LRSERJET FR>< p.2 <br />August 31, 2006 <br />Colorado State Division of Mineral & Geology <br />ATTN: Carl Mount <br />1313 Sherman St, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Permit # M1983102 <br />Dear Mr. Mount: <br />Permit #: M- 1983 -16.1 ConfldentalT: No <br />Class: ~ FJ~E]¢AL ib~ TypeSeq.: <br />From: ~ To: D M~ <br />Doc. Name: x ca eG cw~./~4 NT <br />Doc. Date (if no date stamp): 3 0 ~ <br />speaaliat: P,~,ct3m <br />This letter is from a majority of the extremely concerned residences of Great Divide Head Lettuce <br />Subdivision who reside East of County Road 61 and ere impacted by Pemlit #M1983102 presently <br />listed under Thompson Properties. We are requesting eo immediate inspection of the above property. <br />We strongly believe and fear that the gravel operation has entered the water table. We also believe the <br />site is unsafe and being run without coacem for water issues or safety of the slope being mined. <br />Our understanding is the slope should be at 5 tb 1 except for the east side being 3 to 1. According to <br />ow understanding of the slope we believe the slope is epprox 2 to 1 AT HEST. Due to a recent <br />rezoning to expand the existing gravel mining operation requested by Thompson Properties for <br />Residemial Tracks 5 and 6 of Great Divide Head Lettuce Subdivision to Forestry end Open allowed by <br />two Board of Cotwty Commissioners (after the County Planning Director and Pleming Commission <br />unanimously opposed the rezoning due to the residential character of the neighborhood which was well <br />established prior to the Thompson's purchasing the property) ow concerns were even more elevated. <br />Ow BIGGEST and moat distwbing concems are the ponds at the cwrerlt mining operation. Attached <br />to this letter are pictures of the ponds. Emails will follow from ow neighborhood spokespersons. The <br />pictures clearly show that on one water feature they have built a barge and put a pump on it to pump <br />water out. The others have pumps and trucks backed up to them indicating they ere.retnoving water <br />that they do not own or have a state issued well pemlit for. The petyrlit from the state indicates there <br />should be no ground water. One pond has asphalt in the water and it appears they have tried to cover <br />uP the water or bury the water with asphalt. Furthermore, in Grand County Board of <br />Commissioner minute from an Angaat 13, 2006 public hesri~ of the ra:oaing and dlacussion of <br />the existitrg gavel operation sad proposed re-locatiodespanaion, Sam Conger of Flat Workin <br />stated emphatically that a picture of standing water oa the present site was rain water drained <br />oil the tbor of the pit to make it sale. Abo, included are newspaper articles stating that the <br />water at the current gravel pit is snow melt and run o8. Phis is hard to believe considering it h <br />now August. <br />The adjacent neighbors have ~ hit water at 60 feet for wells and most pumps are net between 70 and <br />BO feet. This is also another indication that they have hlt the water table and are affecting the <br />neighboring wells. <br />A concrete plant is also being operated at the mine and it is our understanding it has a 10,000 gallon <br />water storage tank under the building for water. When is this water coming from? The mine site is <br />NOT on county or town water. <br />