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Environment, without first jumping through a litany of other regulatory hoops unrelated <br />to the stormwater program. <br />AU Mining has also had a BLM regional representative threaten to trespass onto patented <br />ground underground of the mine because `it is BLM Policy to be able to do so'. This <br />same person alerted the Mine Safety and Health Administration to conduct a surprise <br />inspection in order to classify the mine as abandoned thereby allowing the Federal agent <br />to cut locks and go underground. <br />In summary, I am happy to speak candidly to the Commissioners and community about <br />my concerns regarding the Lake Fork Watershed Group and its activities. I strongly <br />encourage the community to keep an open and wary mind to the past and ongoing efforts <br />of the group. Your environment is healthy and stable. Contrary to what you have been <br />led to believe, the watershed concerns are neither significant nor problematic. <br />I have met many members of the community and have been able to reach out and help <br />them understand the true nature and perceived risks and benefits of the Golden Wonder <br />Mine. I would like to extend my hand to continue these relations and help the <br />community to better understand its own environment, and be able to make its own <br />judgment about the concems within it. <br />Thank you sincerely, <br />Karmen King/Aquatic ToxicologisUGGI <br />4 <br />