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~y f ^, ~ III III III III IIII III • 999 LAZY D GRAZING ASSOCIATION c/o Arvid R. DePorter 14503 Sherman Street Nunn, Colorado 80648 June 30, 1988 Mined Land Reclamation Board Room 215 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 ~~~~~ J U L 71988 MIIV~D 1.4~fG RECt,AA~ATtOM Df'd1c>s~~~v RE: Application of Andesite Rock Company to mine sand and gravel Gentlemen: Lazy D Grazing Association received a letter from Tuttle Applegate Rindahl, Inc. advising them that an application had been made by Andesite Rock Company to mine sand and gravel at or near Section 26, Township 11N, Range 67 W of the 6th P.M. in Weld County, Colorado. A copy of a notice stating that written comments must be received by the Mined Land Reclamation Board by 5:00 o'clock on July 12, 1988 was enclosed in the letter. Lazy D Grazing Association protests the application to mine sand and gravel in Section 26 or in the near vicinity and as grounds for the protest would state: The Lazy Grazing Association owns the East-1/2 of Section 26, Township 11 North, Rage 67 West of the 6th P.M. which is contiguous to the Land which is the subject of the hearing. (The West half of Section 26-11-67). The association owns or leases all of Section 25 and 36, Township 11N, Range 67 West Section 31, Township 11N, Range 66 West, and Section 6, Township lON, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. The land is used to pasture cattle. Lazy D Grazing Association depends upon the water in Lone Tree Creek to provide water for the cattle. A rough drawing showing the approximate location of Lone Tree Creek in relation to the lands herein described is enclosed. Lone Tree Creek traverses Sections 26 and 36, Township 11 North, Rage 67 West, Section 1, Township 10 North, Range 67 and Section 6, Township 10 North, Range 66 West. The creek carries water the entire year except of course in very dry years. The water from Lone Tree Creek is the only source of water for cattle upon the Lazy D range in the area. There are other ranchers to the south and east who also heavily rely upon Lone Tree Creek as a source of water for their cattle.