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' MEMO to Bruce Humphries ' September 16, 1997 -Agile Objectors & Issues Page 4 ~/p 21. Possible affects of the proposed project on recreation and tourism industries are not addressed. ,(/0 22.'~ The proposed project should give some consideration to the effects of the mine on visual resources and riparian habitat. ref ~' 23./ Blasting, crushing, screening and loading will create a severe noise problem affecting the experience of area visitors. npl,,i ~t f 24 /The operation will have a negative impact on Bighorn Sheep. ~/0 25. `~ It is premature to place complete reliance on the transportation of the product almost entirely upon a potentially unavailable rail service. yPS 26~ The sediment control plans are not adequate to prevent damage to wetlands and the Canon City water supply. ~ct 27.'~ The flood plain level of Tallahassee Creek was not addressed in the lay-out of the crusher and mill sites. Yes 28: ~ There is no reclamation process available for bench-cut mining of the mountain-- only scarring. A/a 29./ The hours of operation. ~~1j30.'~ The operator is only proposing to utilize corrugated metal pipe culverts to construct L ro d/ ailroad c qssings of Tallahassee Creek. wYa<c,?~a6~c e~y. s~[t .ye f 31ri The proposed project should not be approved until the applicant has obtained a plan for augmentation or an approved substitute water supply plan to replace / depletions caused by the pumping of groundwater from a well. /V 3o~Washing down the dust from the gravel pit operation with 30,000 gallons per day of water is not a good use of a limited resource.CWhere is the water to come from I/ef~and who has the senior and junior rights to this water /~p33/ Objection to the location of the proposed mining operation. 3~ Over 70 commercial outfitters are dependant on the Parkdale site, trading a clean industry for a dirty one which will only profit a few. We ought not to let this happen.