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SPECIALISTS IN POTATOES <br />2438 E. 8TH ST., BOX 816 <br />• • GREELEY, COLORADO 80632 <br />OFFICE PHONE: 970-353-1864 SEASONAL: COLORADO -ARIZONA -TEXAS <br />FAX t( PHONE: 970-351-7007 <br />December 17, 2003 <br />~t:a.~4..~ tl L..IL/ <br />Attention: TotmSchreiner _ __ <br />Division of Minerals and Geology Class: General Documents DEC 9 S 2003 <br />1313 Sherman St. Doc. Name :Citizen Complaint <br />Room 216 <br />Denver Co. 80203 -- a of f7iinerals and Geology <br />303-866-3567 Class: Revision Type-Seq.: AM-1 - - - -- <br />Doc. Name : Objection Letter to Amendment Application <br />RE: I <br />A.) Varra Companies, Inc. Application far a Regular Construction Materials Operation Reclamation <br />Permit for the Durham Sand and Gravel Pit located at or'~~ Sections 9 and ] 0, Township 5 north, range <br />65 west, 6'" prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. /"2r~i >t i~ /~-O.Y~* <br />B.) The violations of raising the Berm or Dike in the Floodway on the southside of the river. <br />C.) Development or drilling of new well on Varra's property. <br />Dear Mr. Schreiner, <br />We at Bliss Produce Co. are very concerned with the Permit and the existing violations that Varra <br />Companies are committing. Acceptance of the new permit could give Varra more rights on the Floodway <br />issue and opportunity to extend the build up of their berm or dike in elevation. Varra Co. Inc. are south <br />of the Cache La Poudre River and in the Floodwav. We are North of the Cache La Poudre river and in <br />the Flood Plain. The new studies done by the City Of Greeley, Confirm that Varra is in the Floodway as it <br />was in the old study. FEMA is still not decided or made a new decision on the new findings. Whether or <br />not FEMA will adopt the new findings that the City Of Greeley has made, Varra Co. will still be in the <br />Floodway due to the natural flow of the flood drainage elevations. Enclosed are the new maps for the City <br />of Greeley Floodway and Floodplain and a letter verifying our claims from the City of Greeley, Office of <br />Community Development.. <br />We, Bliss Produce Co, aze very concerned about Flooding occurring along the Bliss's and Varra's <br />property boundazies if a flood does occur. Varra Co. Inc. has raised the elevation of the Dike or Berm <br />south of the river. The original elevation of the Berm was supposed to be no more 8 FEET hieh from the <br />river bed on the original permit given to Varra by The Division of Minerals and Geology. One can <br />visually see from the existing old Cottonwood trees that the Berm continues to be elevated since the top of <br />the berm is a lot higher than the the original berm elevation where the old Cottonwood trees are. Also, we <br />have personally seen them and have taken pictures showing Varra elevating the berm with the use of <br />dump trucks and front end loaders dumping dirt on the bean. A person can see the new dirt foundation <br />that has been laid down because no new weeds or bushes have grown and the color ofthe dirt is different <br />than the original dirt. Also, they are pumping water out of their pits into the river, and you can see where <br />the pipes aze compazed to the top of the dike. The water drainage pipes were placed on top of the <br />original dike. (Note how much higher the dike is at this time, pictures 1, 2, 3, & 4J <br />