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Submitted by: J. Mersch Wazd July 13, 2003 the east and north, which suggest that the pit will encounter water and will need to be dealt with it in the operation. A water dischazge permit may be required to dewater the pit and this will interfere with the water rights of others. The planned discharge of water at the mine site through natural seepage will alter existing water quality and quite possibly contaminate down gradient springs and wells thus voiding current uses. There needs to be a thorough base line review in order to do proper mine planning and to understand current conditions. Such a study will require monitoring wells to establish seasonal flows and quality. The wells need to be both up and down gradient from the mine site. A thorough review of existing springs along Mexican Gulch, its tributaries as well as springs and wells to the north of the project along the Uncompahgre River is needed to establish seasonal flows and pre-existing water quality. The mining operation will increase current noise levels. Since this is a residential azea noise standards for the mine should be those reflecting a residential zone and not that of heavy industry. Monitoring standazds and location points need to be established that aze acceptable to the local residents. Mine Reclamation Permit Introduction ¶ 2: There is no reference as to what lies to the south, which is the Horizon residential subdivision of which two of the eight lots adjoin the mine property. In addition, on the east lies the Bridges residential subdivision of which two additional lots adjoin the mining property. ¶ 3: Current land use is noted to be "Cropland" yet application shows it to be "General Agriculture" and the future use is to be "Cropland". Is there a difference? If so, it needs to be written out for clarification. Exhibit D-Mining Plan Overview ¶ 1: Mining plans notes a 21 year life of mine at 500,000 tons of gravel production per year. In the past, through public forums, Haldorson has noted that mazket condition may dictate amuch-reduced annual production level and thus stretching the mine life out to 50 years. It is also noted, further into the plan, that reclamation of phase-one will still be ongoing at the end of the last mining phase (phase five). This means that the site will remain without reclamation for a period of 21- 50 years. Any reclamation bonding or surety needs to reflect this time frame and have annual inflationary adjustments to compensate for future closure costs.