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<br />James Dillie <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Deaz Mr. Dillie, <br />~II ~I~~I~~I~~~~~~I~ <br />March 15, 200] <br />RECEIVED <br />MAR 1 9 2001 <br />Division at Minerals and Geology <br />I am writing to comment and object to the Red Canyon Quarry's Permit Amendment <br />Application, Permit M-85-043. I would like to request a hearing before the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Boazd. The information provided with the amendment application is <br />inadequate and incomplete. The mining plan and reclamation plan is vague and the <br />application does not contain an up-dated hydrology analysis for the expanded acreage. As <br />a downstream neighbor and southern adjoining landowner of Red Canyon Quarry I azn <br />particularly concerned with sediment and water quality issues. In the amendment <br />application Mr. Stack states under on-site processing that washing will be done. Based on <br />my conversation with Gary Soldano with the CDPHE a few years ago, ' no commercial <br />use of water, including the washing of rock is allowed on site. Also, the EPA recently <br />cited Red Canyon Quarry with a violation of then Storm Water Pernut because heavily <br />sedimented process water was discharged down Red Creek. A large amount of this <br />sediment was deposited on my property. <br />The Corps of Engineers also recently cited Red Canyon Quarry with a violation of the <br />Clean Water Act because of a large amount of sediment that was deposited on my <br />property after a heavy rain event. Even though this citation was later rescinded based on a <br />100-yeaz flood event, these 100-yeaz flood events have occurred 4 times in the last 6 <br />yeazs in our azea. Colorado law and MLRB regulations require a complete, detailed <br />amendment application (CRS 34-32.5-112) and this should include a proper hydrology <br />analysis that encompasses the addition of 70 acres of quarried land. The permit <br />application requirements for such a detailed plan have not been met. This new hydrology <br />analysis must be made available to the public before the DMG can review or permit such <br />activities. <br />