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,~ the site and used as fill." On page 6 of this report, third pazagraph, "A few of these springs occur at the base of the fill out slope. The particular spring mentioned in the 5-25,2000 inspection report is currently flowing an estimated 7-10 gpm." Same page & paragraph, last two sentences "Pieces of safety fence and green water pipe were noted at various places along the flow. The origin of these materials is ucrlrnown." Page 4 of attachment, (D-8), is a Geotechnical Opinion by CTL Thompson, a Denver engineering firm. Middle of the first full paragraph, "Organic matter, consisting of leafy mzterial, branches and wood was common in the fill, which also contained scattered plastic pipe scraps and asphalt chunks." Attachment (D-9) is a photo of a train copied from a historical book, "The RGS Story", Volume IV, Page 139. The caption under the photo states, "On September 2, 1951, the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club's exclusion train was photographed while rounding the fill at the former site of Bridge 47-A. A standard gauge steam shovel was leased from the Western Pacific during 1914, and was hauled to this point by rail (i.e., utilizing narrow-gauge trucks temporarily placed under the steam shovel). It was used to fill-in this gulch after a drainage culvert had been placed at the bottom. This special train would soon reach Matterhorn, after traversing three more similar curves ahead." I have included this photo to clarify CTL Thompson's Site History #3, page 2 of his report. The question is, what type of materials were hauled to the Pathfinder Pit, and what did County officials know or permit to be hauled to such location? From the information provided, I believe the Pathfinder Gravel Pit fill material may have come from the Roanoke/Silver Bell Tailings area, which is located upstream from the Lake Fork Junction water supply along the Lake Fork of the South Fork of the San Miguel River. Therefore, my wife Jane and myself are concerned that this fill material may contain hazardous materials. We have previously asked the San Miguel County Board of Commissioners to have the County Health & Euviroiunent Department conduct water quality tests in the water flowing from Pathfinder property. See letter attached (D-10) dated 1 /2/O1. To our knowledge no tests have been conducted to date. Would you, and each of the following County public record custodians as applicable {Marie Thomas, Deputy Clerk; Mike F.ozycki, Planning Director; Gary Hodges, Building Official; Parlcs, Recreation and Open Space Coordinator Linda Luther, and/or Dave Schneck, Enviromnental Health Director), please provide me with any available County public records pertaiiung to knowledge of, and/or County permit review, of the above referenced fill materials at the Pathfinder Gravel Pit, and the release or transport of materials from the Roanoke/Silver Bell to the Pathfinder Gravel Pit or elsewhere. I am also asking the San Miguel County Board of Commissioners, acting as the Comity Board of Health, to please determine the source of this fill material, by directing the testing of samples of this material. This material was apparently placed in a Wetland, or Wetland Buffer Zone, with active sprhngs flowing from the slope down to the Lake Fork. This wetland is located approximately 4000 feet upstream of the Lake Fork Junction Homeowners water supply and approximately 2000 feet upstream of the Black Swift population at the waterfalls along the Lake Fork. Would you please test the water mm~ing from the springs at the foot of the fill slope for any contan7inants, hazardous materials or trace metals. 2. Source Water Protection.