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~~~ '~i ~ <br />~ ` <br />~~~ ~~~ <br />Duane and Jtme Renekc~T<C`CF <br />61775 Merirnac Lane / <br />Montrose, CO 81401 /(/~ ~F~ <br />O~y~s°n,f /6~3 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology Re: Haldorson Sand and Gravel Mine ~ M,nefd~sd°d~ <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 File No. M-2003-037 °%g~ <br />Denver, CO 80203 Montrose County <br />Dear Svs; <br />We are writing to express our wncerns with environmental, health, and water issues regarding the proposed <br />Haldorson Sand and Gravel Mine on Spring Creek Mesa, Montrose County. <br />Before issuing a mining permit, please consider these concerns. <br />- require the applicant to have a thorough ground water assessment done by a qualified agency, and <br />the results of this assessment be made public. The assessment should be made throughout the 156 <br />acre parcel It is our contention that Spring Creek Mesa has a high water table, especially during <br />the irrigation season, April through October. We have been told by the applicant that the mine <br />will be a dry pit. Monitoring groundwater should be done on, at least, a weekly basis for a period <br />of no less than a year. <br />- Please require Haldorson to provide data to prove that the proposed mining project will not impact <br />the existing water rights, including irrigation rights or the 10 decreed springs, directly east of the <br />site. Before a mining permit is issued, requre the applicant to submit written and detailed plans to <br />show it will not alter existing water rights. <br />- The applicant says that the land will eventually be restored to cropland, but they have failed to <br />show how the 40 feet deep pit will be restored, except to say that it will be covered with 6 inches <br />of topsoil. Please require written and detailed plans to show how [hey intend to do [his. <br />- The mine site is in an area that is changing from agricultural to residential. There are 3 schools, 2 <br />churches and over 600 residences within 1 mile of the proposed mine. This is not an industrial <br />area and industrial noise standards aze inappropriate for this populated area. A mobile home park <br />(with over 200 children) exists less than a mile downwind. Health concerns, such as dust, <br />particulate matter, industrial noises and fumes present a particular concern, <br />The applicant, not the taxpayers, must pay for all costs in providing adequate information to the <br />public, the County Commissioners and to the Division of Minerals and Geology. <br />Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of these concerns. <br />Sicincerely, r Q <br />,V l.t.G--mac.. o-,.,.~, ~ I'~Qi..c.4'~12,~, <br />Duane and June Reneker <br />