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February 14, 1000 Page 2 In pazagraph three Mr. Mangone states that in the flood of 1999 the water flowed over the road and the road remained complete and passable as the water spilled over to the opposite side of the road as it continued down stream. This statement is completely false. We provided Anita Culp with pictures showing Red Creek was diverted into a sepazate stream channel that flooded our property. We have enclosed these pictures showing the diversion of Red Creek. In pazagraph four Mr. Mangone states that the second crossing which includes the culvert neaz Bob Stack's gate is a drain pipe for run off from the east side of the road and carries water to the natural drainage on the west side of the road. This statement is not completely true. The water from the east side of the road is not just drainage but in fact the actual streambed. The natural channel of Red Creek used to run on the East side of the road crossing in front of the quarry ranch entrance and still does during flood events. We have Anal photos showing the diversion of Red Creek in several stages one being the ditching on the west side of the quazry access road. Thus proving this statement by Mr. Mangone to be false. We can provide copies of these pictures and a statement from a professional hydrologist substantiating this information. Also in pazagraph four Mr. Mangone states that the roadway is designed to allow water to sheet across the top of asphalt. If this is true why was it necessary to put a culvert in at all. In pazagraph five Mr. Mangone states that the flow across the road is not in fact Red Creek. This is obviously a false statement given the information provided previously. Pazagraph five also states that the drainpipe installed in 1997 has effectively handled the extreme floods and operated as designed even during the 1999 floods. This statement is also false. The drainpipe was completely blocked and we have pictures of red creek being diverted onto both sides of the quarry access road. In paragraph six Mr. Mangone states that each rain fall exceeded 20 inches. We would like to see proof of this since we have contacted several rain stations in our area and none of them reported such incredible amounts of rain Ft Carson and local areas around Canon City and Colorado Springs substantiate this. Our hydrologist has documented these measurements and we can provide this information. We believe that the amount of rain over the last few years should not be considered unexpected rain events. We believe given the history of flooding in this azea the events of 1999 are not totally unusual and should have been