Laserfiche WebLink
Boulder, Colorado 3C)3544Q799 P,p <br />(~,~c,)-sv7- ~~~~~ <br />Alex Fischer and Anne Shaffer <br />9916 WCR 48 %: <br />Milliken, Colnr~[dn R0543 <br />June 10, 2002 <br />Colorado Mined Lund Reclamation Board <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Attn: Color,dn Mined Land Redamatiun Board <br />We are opposed to Western Equipment 8c Truck proposal to develop a gravel mine, <br />process sand and gravel, and to hatch ooncrote and asphalt at the proposed mine known as <br />the Two Rivers Sand 8t Gravel Minc, located in Section 2, Township 4 Norih, Range 67 <br />West, of the 6°i Prime Meridian. <br />After review of the "Application for 1Jse by Special Review" submitted to the Town of <br />Milliken, dated April 1 t, 200'1.., there arc concerns and issues that need to be addressed <br />and resolved. These include the following: <br />Croup Water. There is not sound ducwncntalion on the impact to the local groundwater <br />table in the April 11, 2002, application submitted to the Town of Milliken. The State of <br />(:nlnrado "Construction Material Rules and Regulation;' of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation, clearly addresses and outlines hydrology and water quality issues. 'these <br />issues have not be adequately addressed in the April 11, 2002, application <br />There are non-registered groundwater wells located within 1000-feet of the proposed <br />gravel mine. There is inadequate information regarding the dc-watering effects on the <br />properties and potential for de-watering or "drying up" the: wells. An estimated pumping <br />rate for de-watering and subsequent pumping rafts to maintain and appropriate <br />drawdown for mining activities has not been demonstrated. An estimated radius of <br />influence resulting from maintaining a continuous drawdown has not been presented. <br />'These items have an impact on the properties located within the near proximity to the <br />proposed gravel mining operations. <br />Several questions arise and include: <br />How is the gravel mining operatioas going to affect the local depletion of the <br />groundwater resources of surrounding properties? <br />How will the final reclamation of the mining operations affect the local <br />groundwater conditions of [hc surrounding properties? <br />