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The gas well located near Phase 7 will not be adversely affected due to the extraction of gravel near the site. It is planned to stay away far enough to maintain its stability. At this time, the ownership of the well is in litigation due to bankruptcy of the owner and the actual preparation for abandonment of the well~has commenced. we have been informed that the well was a low producer and is in sufficient state of disrepair from lack of maintenance that almost a complete wellhead would have to be constructed before the site was operable. It may be that we will request enlargement of the mining area to include the well site at some future date if the entire well site is abandoned. The area of concern about the existing gas line being moved or an agreement to do so should the line be disturbed can be clarified by the fact that mining in that area has taken place and no adverse affects have apparently occurred to either the well or the gas line. This also applies to the house, barns and storage area. Any man-made structures within 200 feet of the affected mining areas are the property of Gosney and Sons. Mining will not occur in a close proximity to any of these structures so as to affect the stability of said structures. The two residences to the north of the property boundary and permit boundary are well outside of the actual affected mine area, as indicated on the clarification map. The area between the affected mine area nd the permit boundary may contain an access road at some time. MINE PLAN DETAILS Gosney and Sons, Inc. does the majority of the gravel mining during the months of March through September due to the winter weather conditions that exist in Southwestern Colorado. They do continue to work, when the conditions permit, during the winter months, especially when demand is high and the need to stockpile inventory exists. The hours of operation Gosney and Sons have agreed to abide by are Monday through Saturday, 7 AM to 6 PM with emergency hours from 5 AM to 9 PM Sunday operations can occur with one day of bad weather or equipment breakdown within the previous week. There are no working schedule restrictions concerning months with the County permit, which is a county land use permit, not a special use permit. RECLAMATION PLAN DETAILS In Phases 5, 6 and 7, we expect to encounter groundwater, with the history of the pond to the south, but cannot be absolutely sure of this. We originally wrote the reclamation plan to include cost estimates for a permanent pond and the reclamation thereof. We are attaching a reclamation scenario should the pit turn out to be dry. The drainage control structures at the site are the large pond located to the south of Phases 5, 6 and 7 and the grading that conducts drainage to the pond. These will be left on the site after mining to continue controlling any drainage in the future. The reclamation figures included reclaiming the areas surrounding