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To Whom it may Concern: I am writing to you in regards to a Construction Materials Regular (112) Operation ReGamation Permit Applicetlon submitted to The Division of Minerals and Geology by SW TKO Joint Venture, LLC with an operation name Adams Sand and Gravel Mine. I am writing to you as a concerned citizen and an adjoining land owner. In reviewing this application I and my consultant have discovered thatseveral permits have not been applied for by this organization. One permit is that required by the CDPHE Air Pollution Control Division. Also, the required Water Quality permits. I would ask that prior too approval of this application you require SW Tko Joint Venture, LLC to apply for and obtain these coordinating environmental permits. Also, it has come to my attention that on page 7 of this application it states, 'To the best of my knowledge, all signficant, valuable and permanent man-made structures in existence at the time this application is filed, and located within 200 feet of the proposed affected area have been identified in this application (Section 3432.5-115(4)(e). C.R.S.)" This statement is untrue. On my property which is located at 12679 WCR 8 1/2 Ft. Lupton, Co. 80621 I have a bam in which I have boarded up to 4 horses throughout the winter of 2003 and 2004. This bam is within 10 Feet of the mine excavation boundry. Our Home and 3 car garage is well within the 200 foot boundry sitting at approximately 150 feet of the mine excavation boundry SW TKO Joint Venture, LLC has not performed the required stability studies on these man made structures. Our drinking water comes from a well located approximately 150 feet from the proposed gravel pit. The construction of the gravel pit, which borders our property on three sides, wilt cower the ground water table and perhaps even impact the water quality. We as land owners have not given the gravel pit company permission to do this to our only source of drinking water. We are also very concerned about the noise generated by the heavy equipment required to operate a gravel pit. There are noise standards that must be observed. We know of no studies that will guarantee that these noise levels will be maintained at our residence. We have a small child and in addition to the safety problems, there is the dust problem. Heakh studies show that during the lung development phase, pollutant inhalation can produce life long effects. These pollutants would include not just the dust generated by the operations but the emissions from the heavy equipment. The black soot (i.e., elemental carbon) from the diesel exhaust is a proven carcinogen. The exhaust from this equipment needs to have adequate emission controls to mitigate our exposure to these pollutants. This needs to be thoroughly studied and stringent mitigation measures included in any permit issued to the company. There is no mention of hours of operation for the gravel pit. The introduction of lights and nighttime operation of heavy equipment would not only be intolerable but would be a health hazard due to the lack of sleep caused by the lights and noise. Any permit issued must restrict the hours of operation for this gravel pit to daylight hours (twilight does not count as daylight) but not to exceed 10 hours a day or 250 days a year. Another problem is the reduction in our property values. The introduction of this gravel operation could have a devastating effect on our property values. Some studies show that they can be expected to drop from between 25°k to 56% for a residence neighboring a gravel pit This is a big concern for us. In a letter dated September 27, 2004, letter from Civil Resources, LLC to SW TKO Joint Venture, LLC, it states that aggregate will likely be transported via conveyor to a processing plant located west of Highway 85 on the existing Lafarge property. Since the proposed pit and all processing facilities are on the east side of Highway 85, this movement of aggregate is not accounted for in the application. This must be defined and detailed plans for crossing this Federal highway need to be presented. Until such time as all these questions are adequately answered and all required environmental permits obtained, we request that no permits be issued to the Adams Sand and Gravel Mine. Thank You, Georgia and Jerry Landrus . ~ c~~- oc~- oS -