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• RECEIVED sole FARMS MAY 3 0 2001 Division of Minerals and Geology May 26, 2001 Division of Minerals & Geology ]313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 RE: Nix Sand and Gravel Mine Regulaz 112 Construction Minerals Operation Reclamation Permit Deaz Sir or Madam: t~ We ate writing to you to express out concetns~about the proposed Nix.Sand and Gravcl.Mine referenced above. We feel that our fazms, located just east of the proposed mine on Weld County Road 28, would be adversely impacted by this mine as proposal Please make the following changes to the proposal, if you approve it. 1. The gravel processing plant should be located in the northwest corner of the Nix property, as near as possible [o the existing Varra plant. Since this area is already industrial, the two plants could be grouped together, thus protecting the rural ^amre of the surrounding properties as much as possible. 2. The Gfe of the Nix gravel plant should be limited to 15 yeazs, not open-ended as is currently proposed. This would allow the surrounding azea to return to normal as quickly as possible. 3. Slurry walls should be put in place before mining begins. It is most important for the survival of the neazby fazm businesses that their groundwater levels not be impacted by the gravel mining operation. Nearby farms have irrigation wells, domestic wells, wetlands and springs which are all highly dependent on stable groundwater levels. 4. Incoming and outgoing traffic to the gravel pit should be on State Highway 66 or County Road 19, both of which are paved roads that cazry lots of commercial traffic. No gravel pit traffic should be routed over County Roads 28 or 17, both of which are dut roads mostly used by slow-moving fazm equipment and by local residents. 5. Tracks involved in the mining operation should not use [he intersection of County Road 28 and County Road 19, as this would increase an already significant safety hazazd. Visibility for vehicles entering that intersection is severely limited. 6. Berms should be required on the south, east and west sides of the gravel pit, to protect the neighboring fazms from the noise, dust and commodore of the gravel pit operation. As much as possible, every care should be taken to preserve the rural nature of the surrounding properties. Sinc$%~ely, ' ~(.'~ ~__ Roberta M. Wilson Brucc Wilson 9268 WELD COUNTY ROAD 28 PLATTEVILLE, COLORADO 80651 PHONE: 970 785 0934 FAX: 970 785 298]