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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 115 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 13031 866-7 567 <br />FA%~ (3071 83 2-81 06 <br />April L2, 1994 <br />Ms. Beatrice Chavez, et al <br />13275 Highway 12 <br />V/eston, CO 81091 <br />RE: Petition Received April 6, 1994, Basin Resources, Inc., The New Elk and <br />Golden Eagle Mines, Permit Nos. C-81-012 and C-81-013 <br />Dear Ms. Chavez: <br />I~~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT Of <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCE <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />Ken Salazar <br />Eveanive Dveda. <br />M¢hael B Long <br />Division Director <br />The Division received your petition on April 6, 1994. As your name was the fast of the <br />nineteen signatures that we could read clearly, we have written to you directly. We would <br />appreciate you informing the other petitioners of this letter. <br />We understand from your letter that you have two main concerns. The fast is with gases, <br />fumes, and smoke from tLVCks driving along Highway 12. The second is with coal dropping <br />from these trucks onto Highway 12. <br />Our Division does not regulate vehicle emissions, or materials falling from trucks onto State <br />Highways. For concerns regarding vehicle emissions, we suggest you contact the <br />Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Health at (303) 392-3100. <br />For concerns regarding materials falling from trncks onto State Highways, we recommend <br />you contact the Colorado State Patrol office in Trinidad at (719) 846-2227. <br />Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. Please contact us for any further <br />assistance we may provide. <br />Sincerely, <br />L~~I~Z~~~tif~ <br />Daniel I. Hernandez <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Ralph Lopez, Basin Resources, Inc. <br />M: \OSS\amm\Chavez. d ih <br />