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ROM,: JIM'TRTUM 8 RSSOCIRTES <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />sss <br />8703 Bonhomme <br />Honeton, Texas 77074 <br />(713) 995-7045 <br />Teleoopler <br />(713) 9957191 <br />PHONE N0. 713 995 7191 <br />Law Offices of <br />Jim Tatum & Associates <br />qug. 22 2001 04:53PM P2 <br />P.O. Box 28 <br />126311 Hwy. i2 <br />Weston, Colorado 81091 <br />(719) 868.3310 <br />Telecopier <br />(7191868-2612 <br />August 22 2001 <br />Mr. David Berry <br />pivision of Mineral and Creology <br />Coal Program Supervisor <br />1313 Sherman St. Rm. 215 <br />penver, Colorado 80203 <br />FAX (303) 832-S10G <br />RE: Las Animas County Colorado, Basin Resources, Jnc.; Property owned by Floyd <br />Chavez <br />Mr. Berry: <br />This office has been contacted by Floyd Chavez, a resident and neighbor in Las <br />Animas County, Colorado. <br />Basin Resources, Inc. drilled a bore holehnethane vent on his properly several <br />years ago. Mr. Chavez became aware that the vegetation in close proximity to this vent <br />was dying and he contacted Ron Thompson with Basin Resources. Mr. Cllavet has <br />repeatedly contacted or attempted to contact Mr. Thompson since Basin Resources, Inc. <br />was taking no action to correct the problem. <br />The noxious dischazge is apparently the same discharge lilac is killing all tltc <br />vegetation on the property located on Highway 12, Weston, Colorado. Certainly <br />monitoring the fumes is critical, however Basin Resources, Inc, should be held <br />accountable to tltcse property owners to return their property to the condition it was in <br />prior to drilling the methane vent holes. This appears to be the same problem we <br />experienced some yeazs ago whrn the appropriate agencies claimed to not know why ottr <br />vegetation was dying in the area surrounding the borehole on our property. <br />Please advise our T-Iouston office what is being done by the State of Colorado in <br />accordance with all SMACRA provisions protecting the property owners from actions <br />such as these by coal mining companies. <br />