REV88525 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Meg O'Shaughnessy 4163 RRoad / Paonia, CO 81428 III I II I II I II IIII III sss January 24, 1999 Joe Dudash Division of Mineral and Geology 1313 Sherman Street Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Re: Bowie Mine Technical Revisions Dear Mr. Dudash, ;ECEIVED JAN 2'7 1999 •~s~on of Minerals & Geology I am writing in regard to Bowie Resources Ltd.'s pending permit application for mining in the Paonia, Colorado area and the technical revisions submitted to your offices in December of 1998. I have owned a home with my husband and two sons on Garvin Mesa in Paonia for 14 years and intend to live here for many years to come. We bold shares in the Terror Creek and Reservoir - - -Gompeny-to irrigate our 9-acres aud-large-garden,-which-aupples much-ofouFfood..-I-have many- concerns with the plans for greatly increased production proposed in the Bowie Resouroes Ltd. permit application, specifically th the technical revsions submitted by Bowie Resources Ltd. to your offices. * I understand that Bowie Resources Ltd. is proposing an open stockpile with the capacity for 350,000 tons of coal in this area and the construction of a coal conveyor from the portal , 3,300 feet to the coal storage area, north and adjacent to old Hwy. 133. I am concerned about the possible contamination of surface and ground water from the large open stockpile and the airborne pollution that may result from the stockpile and the increased volume of coal to be transported by the proposed conveyor. * I understand that Bowie Resources Ltd. has proposed in the technical revsions, the relocation and doubling in size of a sedimentation pond to be located south of old Hwy. 133, above the river. I feel very strongly that this four acre foot sedimentation pond and its location above the river could pose a risk to the river itself. Children swim in that river throughout the summer and their health and the fish and other creatures who inhabit the river would be at risk from contamination. * I understand that Bowie Resources Ltd. has proposed the changeover to a long wall mining operation, increasing their production from 1.3 million tons to 4 million tons of coal per yeaz. What is the source of additional water needed for the loagwall? Is it water that replenishes the springs in our area, specifically those that feed the Terror Creek and Reservoir? As long wall mining poses a greater risk of subsidence, I am greatly concerned about the threat to Terror Ditch water. * As an individual who highly values the quality of life for all the residents of the North Fork Valley, I feel that it is imperative that no permit be granted for increased production by Bowie Resources Ltd. or any mining company until the Environmental Impact Statement, studying the cumulative impact of all the mining and the proposed increases in this area has been completed. * I urge you to schedule a public bearing to address Bowie Resources Ltd.'s requested revisions. Thank you Mr. Dudash, for taking these concerns into consideration, ~" U M g O' hnughnessy