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iii iiiiiiiiiiiu iii <br />8703 Bonhomme <br />Houston, Texas 77074 <br />(713)995-7045 <br />Telecopier <br />(713)995-7191 <br />Law Offices of <br />Jim Tatum & Associates <br />r~.o. Box za <br />12630 Hwy. 12 <br />Weston, Colorado 8]091 <br />(719)868-3310 <br />Telecopier <br />(719) 868-2612 <br />RECEIVED <br />February 23, 1998 <br />Director, Kathy Karpan <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />United States Department of Interior <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />Washington, D.C. 20240 <br />Mr. Michael Long, Duector ~ <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Rm. 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Tim and Ann Tatums' Citizens Complaint <br />The enclosed is provided for your information. <br /> <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />The trial in the Tatum vs. Basin Resources, Inc. resulted in the trial court finding <br />that Basin Resources, Inc. had mined within 300 feet of our home; that the mining <br />created subsidence to our property; that the subsidence damaged our home and <br />diminished the value of our property. The trial court awazded us compensatory damages <br />of $48,000.00. <br />The testimony in this 6-day trial revealed: <br />A. Basin Resources did not provide copies of survey material to the State <br />andlor OSM; <br />B. That the computer software used by OSM is incorrect; <br />C. OSM personnel testified that they had been involved in over 30 <br />investigations within a certain time period and had NEVER RULED IN <br />FAVOR OF A CITIZEN. <br />It is a disgrace that a citizen must engage in an extensive and exhaustive quest for <br />the truth WITHOUT the assistance of the very agencies that were formed to protect the <br />citizen. The individuals each of your agencies sent to investigate our complaint, with <br />the exception of Mr. Steve Pazsons, worked diligently to discredit the citizen, to ignore <br />