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At no time in the two and one-half years of operation hwa Terror Creek Company ever received a violation notice from the Division or other State regulatory authority; a record of which we are proud and will make every effort to maintain. However, Terror Creek Company operates a coal processing and sizing facility and there will be a certain amount of dust generated and released in such operation. The permits held by Terror Creek recognize this fact. It is the contention and belief of Terror Creek Company that such coal dust as may be present upon fruit trees owned by Kuretich is minimal, of no harm to the trees or fruit, and is within the permitted allowance for such release. Terror Creek Company has many responsibilities; not the least of which is the approximately 60 coal miners and their families who awe their livelyhood to the operation of the loadout 4acility. This is not to say or imply that Terror Creek Company is to be favored over Kuretich or any other individual or that the company should not be held responsible for its actions. However, the Company has bent over bac4cwards to assist and answer alledged problems of Kuretich including the construction of a (250,000 private access road to avoid use of the public county road adjacent to Kuretich's house, paving of said access road at a cost of 555,000 to cure what may have been a road dust problem, plus the purchase and operation of a water truck at substantial cost over contractual water hauling. And the latest request through the Divisions request for a proposal to apply dust control chemicals on the coal storage pad, instead of water, at a cost o4 approximately #10,000 per year. Terror Creek Company does recognize the source of alledged problems to be Kuretich, who is in the employ of Coors Energy Company. Mr. Lou Gaspar, farmer executive of Coors Energy and Kuretich's supervisor, stood in front of my office and told me personnally, "We Ci.e.Coors] can put you out of business any time we want. All we have to do is complain to the right bureaucrat." Terror Creek Company does not intend to let this happen. Terror Creek Company does not request, expect nor desire any special treatment as regards the alledged problem of dust and the Kuretich orchard. No action on the part of the Division is expected regarding this letter; however, we do wish to make known to .the Division other facts and theories pertainent to the situation of which the Division may or may not be aware. (4)