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~ ~ iii ~iiiii~~iiii~i~i Donna Hall PO Box 398 Craig, Co. 81626 97(1-824-6421,970-824-9411 May 20, 1999 State of Co. Division of Minerals and Geology Dept. of Natural Resources 1313 Shernum St, Roam 215 Denver, Co. 80203 Atw: Carl Mown Dear Mr. Mount. ~. PIAY 2 4 1999 Oivisian of MirteraMS & GCOI09Y I wn writing to inform you of tm• concerns and objections to the penult for the rock quam•/gravel pit of Wagner Conswction Inc. File # M-99-018.My main cona:m is to the possible damage attd pollution to the spring tl+at supplies 6 households, (including mini) wilt potable water and livestock water Drainage from the area where the quam is located ntns down the canton onto my land where dte spring is located. Hea+y rainfalls throughout the year and the spring nmoff causes water drainage from the area to come down dwt carryon. T}tat will meant loose dtrt from excavation as well as gas, oil, artd other contaminants from equipment in the area will cause pollution of dte spring. Ttte water supply holding box for dte spring is a cement box on top of rock, so with hea+y runoff, contaminatris can get into dte box. 1 was told that they plwt on building dams to divert the water attd hold conuuninwus. They hate not done this and have bezn excavating 6 days a week. My total wu.er right is strictly overflow from the spring. Dams would t><arm my Hater supply. 1 have a pond below i hz spnng to collect water for livestock. I also leave pla»s in dte near fu[ttre for using dart extra water for irrigation. Dynanri[ing could also decrease or shut off the +vater supply for the spnng. Several years ago dynamiting in the area did exactly that to some water supplies. Who knows where the spnng origination comes from, maybe from under the quam}• site. Wagner Conswction said We spring is a little less drat[ % mile from Ute excavation site. No one in the SCD office remembers measuring it. T. Wright Dickenson, our county conunissioner, said that a seismograph creu, just driving by a spring of his shut dte flmv off. This certainly could happen to this spnng. 1 called your office and was told d+at if d+e spring aas du»aged or flow shut off that the pemtit would be withdrmm. What good would that do me if 1 didn't have wry potable water. We drilled 160 foot for a well when we purchased the ranch and didn't find .u+y water. Losing the spnng would be a grcn inconvenience as well as greatly decrease the value o(mt• I tnd. This spring is of utmost importance to me wtd my famih~. Thant: you very much for your pure. Please feel free to call for .my questions ~cereh, o„~„ei. YN h~c~.eQ/ Donut M. Ashbaugh-Hall