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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />GROW RESPONSIBLY I N P L A T T E V I L L E <br />(GRIP) <br />~ ~G17~. <br />Colorado Div, of Minerals & Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 2i5 <br />Denver, Colo. 80203 <br />RE~Ei~lE® <br />JUN 19 2P02 <br /> <br />Dear Sir or \-ladam: <br />\Ve live near the \':trra Sand and Gravel PiT Located un High+yae G6 in Plettecille. Ar the <br />time uF their application fur permits to operate their gr:rvcl pet, your agency issued Varra a <br />permit to discharge water ut ru the Saint \%rain drainage. That permit esp~res ~.~n Srptemlrer <br />30, 20112. \\~c arc ;tsking th,rt ~~ou NOT rcnr+v the permit until \;trr.t ch:uiges its mcth~~d nl <br />operttiun to +ycr Honing. \\~~ arc also ,tsking that +vc he included :ts parnc, in ;uty public <br />process conducted by your agenct'• in the discharge permit renewal process. <br />Varra is currentle mining, several deep pits, the largest of +yhich is prnnrtted to esrrnd Dyer <br />83+ acres and up m d0 feet deep. \C'hen Varra starred minutg ui 2000, n is our <br />undersruuhng that w'clls in the unnu•diarc ricuun +vent dre .uui +acrc deepened. \. their <br />minutg upcranun hats progressed, neighbors +vithut IS Holes of \`.trra's operation h;rvc <br />documented a scycrr drug in the Ieeels of their wells th;n has a;utaded with nc~ ~~pcnmk of <br />the largest of nc~ pits. i\Icanwhilc the \',trrd upcranun a pumping cupivus ~unounr> ~~f <br />groundwater inter the Saint \'ram Riser ru the ~Jntth :end do.vnstrcam of our .yells. 'I hiis <br />arutla:tll+• lowers the water table accessed he well owners n, nc~ Bast ,uul South of their <br />operation, and arrihaallt• mtlates surface water available dnwnsrream frurn nc~ point of <br />de+vatenng. <br />Currenn~, permircutg agenucs arc rcyuirun; other minim! ripplicanrs nc~ imnudrtte yicutirc <br />of V,trra's I ligh.vay 66 upcrnnun u, +yct none. \%~,trra's eunrinucd dry muting well undcrmnu <br />the eftorts .,f other grd+cl pie owners to prescn•c nc~ +y.rtcr etblc. <br />