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<br />RECEIVED <br />MAY 0 7 lggg <br />Bob Deakins <br />P . 0 . Box 5 9 7 Division of Minerals ~ GBdOQy <br />Craig, Co. 81626 <br />970-824-8328 Home 970-824-1057 Work <br />970-824-1058 Fax <br />May 6, 1998 <br />Colorado Division of <br />1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Co. 80203 <br />Attn: Carl Mount <br />Minerals and Geology <br />Room 215 <br />RE: Bunn Ranch Pit: Permit #m-80-131, <br />Yampa River, Craig, Colorado <br />Dear Mr. Mount: <br />We are again expressing our concerns regarding the flooding of <br />our property that is being caused by the haul road and large <br />berms that are being erected in the above mentioned pit. In the <br />history of owning this property, we have never been flooded to <br />this extent. We own the property North and adjacent to the pit <br />in Sec. 5 & 6 T6NR90W of the 6th p.m.. More specifically, we own <br />123 acres in the S1/2,N1/4 of Sec 6 and S1/2NW1/4 of Sec 5. <br />In the Spring of 1997 the pit operators enlarged the berms <br />considerably and they caused the river to choke upstream and feed <br />into the Anna Branch. My property borders the Anna Branch. The <br />banks have caved in, fences have gone down and my pastures have <br />been ruined. Livestock had to be removed from the pasture and it <br />has been necessary to remove my hay from my storage shed. <br />These berms are creating a dam on the natural flow of the river, <br />causing water to overflow onto property that had not had this <br />extensive flooding in the past. This water will not drain, <br />consequently, souring the soil, killing the trees and ruining the <br />pasture. I am losing my pasture and income from livestock as <br />well as devaluating the monetary value of my land. <br />These berms are extremely hazardous to the surrounding area. <br />They are damming up the river during high water and if these <br />berms would break through they will take out the City of Craig <br />Water Treatment Plant, as well as all other properties that are <br />downstream. While these berms are in place, they are destroying <br />my property and causing a hazard to the neighbors upstream on the <br />South bank of the river which would include a residence, airport, <br />and County owned Golf Course. <br />The haul road into the pit has caused even more damage, since the <br />pit operators are using the road to dam up the water even more. <br />They have spilled gravel and cement onto my property and polluted <br />