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42051 N. Crooked Stick Road <br />Anthem, AZ 85086-1064 <br />Apri13, 2002 <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />ATTN: Wally Ericson <br />701 Camino del Rio #125 <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />ATTN: Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Thomas Pit -Four Corners Materials, Inc. <br />Application for 112 Permit (#: M-76-020) <br />Gentlemen: <br />RECEIVED <br />APR 0 8 2002 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />This past weekend I learned of the above-referenced 112 permit application submitted for <br />the Thomas Pit. I have reviewed the February 2002 report of Greg Lewicki & Associates <br />regarding this application and have substantial concerns about the reliability and long- <br />term stability of the proposed riverbank modiScations and the additional risks associated <br />with the introduction of the proposed adjacent lake so close to the river edge. I mentioned <br />this application to neighbors and was surprised to find that some were unaware of the <br />application. <br />My residence and property (19.2 acres) are located at 720 James Ranch Road, directly <br />adjacent to the west bank of the Animas River and about''/z mile south of the Thomas Pit <br />application site. The single largest concern which we had when choosing to build our home <br />on the west side of the Animas river was the stability of primary river channel, especially <br />the west bank of the channel, during major flooding runoff. Should a substantial portion <br />of the primary river channel flows be diverted west of the current west riverbank, our <br />home and property would be at risk. <br />The proposed pit mining, and corresponding deep lake formation, immediately adjacent to <br />the current west bank of the river, in conjunction with the proposed marked reduction in <br />the size and strength of the west river bank in this region, present an obvious concern to <br />the west bank residents down-river. <br />I have no conceptual disagreement with the mining of rock and the production of a lake <br />(where permitted), which does not endanger the stability of the primary river channel. <br />However, the proximity of the lake proposed in the referenced application raises many <br />issues that have not been adequately addressed. <br />