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Rocky Ford High Line Canal Co <br />P,O. Box 800 <br />Rocky Fob, CO 81067 <br />August 13, 2007 <br />Departrrrent of Planning and Development <br />229 West 12°i Street <br />Puebb, Co 81003-2810 <br />Special Use Permit No. 2007-012 <br />Dear Domingo, <br />The Board of arec6ors ofthe High Lme Corral Company has some serious concerns about the proposed <br />gravel pit Fug a fdtle beds ground on the rarral itseti, d has been m operation for we0 over a hundred years, d <br />provides water to 22ti00 aces atfarm ground in Puebb and Otero counties. We provide Mraher ro 235 <br />shareholders with 99.7 % of the ground being dwvn stream of this proposed pi[ war, tl~ proposed mining <br />taktrg place an bbotll side ofthe corral we have 2 main corroerrrs will ~ renwval of so much material win that <br />ruse an truxease of seep vrater from the care) and wrll the renaval of the material cause a destabil¢ation of <br />the banks and pose wash out and loss of water. <br />V11e are rwt opposed th the gravel pd if tttey address our conoerrrs in the folloavirxJ ntrens <br />1. Provide an insurance bond large enough m cover damages due fA failure posed by the <br />removal of material in to perpetuity, or rebcete the canal. <br />2. Line the canal to prevent increased seepage. <br />3. Cover all reasonable ccet for engineering and legal cost to the company in response to this <br />Pml~- <br />4. Control run off water as to not cause material to wash in to the Anal. <br />Sincerely, <br />W~~~» <br />Dan Henrichs <br />Superintendent of The High Line Canal Company <br />cc. Centennial State Paving 8 L.J. Development,inc. <br />