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<br />iiiiiiiuiiiiiuiii <br />999 <br />Peck, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 278 <br />Ouray, Co. 81427 <br />Colcrado Mined Reclamation <br />Attn: ': cm Schreiner <br />13:3 Sher...an Street. Rm 215 <br />Denver. CC 3C2C3 <br />Dear Tom: <br />R°: .Respcnse of Peck In.. to ycur letter dated May 5. 1992. <br />1. OFF SITE IMPACTS: <br />': he Charley Logan Ditch and the Sewer Lagoon are over <br />2OC feet beyond the permit boundary. Mininc will not take <br />place any clcser that. 2OC feet from any man made structure. <br />e::cept the Walz Ditch. A letter acreement between Allan <br />Walz and :lick Peck regarding damages to the Walz Ditch is <br />enclosed. <br />': he low flaw channel of the Uncompahgre River will <br />remain at its present location (see enclosed M.ap E::hibit E; . <br />': he r..ain channel of the River is the torte..^.t low water <br />charnel. During high water (sprint rurcff May and Juae;. <br />e ver oods he bar o be maned oug.. e gig. wa er <br />.. ems depi ed on b~. E. ..e se channels are be~weer. <br />2 and 3 feet higher than the low water channel elevation. <br />If the River were to ^hange course. it would be to one <br />cf these channels and mostylikely the channel which starts <br />at survey point UR-20 (channel furthest east;. The channel <br />would. as the high water channel dces presently, proceed <br />t tc t ` 't E This <br />nor haves,. re'oir. he P.iver as s. owr. ar. Ex..ib~ <br />^h , }; '' 1;5 of the s tin <br />.. ante. presen.~y caries apprcx~ma.ely p g <br />. .cff flood water and this will net chance due to mining. <br />The 2 tc 5 feet o8 gravel removed by mining will effectively <br />lessen the fload potential to the area east and north of the <br />permit area. °y removing the 2 to 5 feet of gravel and <br />cr2atinc a flat, slightly northwest dip to the pit bottom. <br />the flCOd waters wailch are normally Contained Within a rJ t0 <br />10 foot vride flood charnel will be spread over a 300 foo*. <br />wide bench. and will be directed away from the eastern. and <br />:crther.. banks by the acrthwest and west dips of the pit <br />bottom. During m~.ing, overall total flo+: rates on the <br />Riv ~ ll ^:: '' Th 3 t 1 ' th ^t <br />er w; no, be .. ange.., e O S~Cpe .,.. a nC. hern <br />h t ~11 t t^u t ' <br />end of t e pi area w~ ac as a top s c ore, s.ow~ng <br />the flews befcre they leave the per...it area vnd flowi:g auto <br />the Imhoff property. They will step any channel scouring. <br />*:one is cccurring at present ~.. this location due tc losv <br />f'c:rs fram the flood ^hannel. <br />j Flows thraugh the flocd charnels y.. the pit area during <br />`tee past two years high ~:off periods Carried appro;.imately <br />1'5 of the total River vclume and ::as confined to the three <br />... _s. ~.. ~-g appro;,,mate_7 0 ee _.. avid ~~ <br /> <br />