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1. •, -- --- "~'"= ~- ~ ~ • • III IIIIIIIIIIIII III III IIIIIIIIIIIII III September I8, 1997 Susan Steers 0110 County Road 157 P.O. Box 1193 Canon City, CO 81215-1193 State of Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 ~ ~ ~~~~.p~Q/rJ 0~" RE: Agile Stone Systems, Inc. - Parkdale Project 112 Permit Application, File #M-97-054 Informal Conference, September 18, 1997 Dear Sirs; I respectfully object to the issuance of this permit on the grounds that groundwater and aquifer contamination are highly probable in this azea and thereby contamination of Tallahassee Creek and the Arkansas River would follow. Should you issue the permit to Agile Stone Systems, Inc., then I respectfully request that you require a complete hydrological survey of the site as well as of the surrounding area that will be affected by this mining operation (the Applicant himself has suggested all wells within a 1 1/2 mile boundary of the operation should be tested as evidenced in County Resolution #31, CUP 97-5, page 5, paragraph v.) At the very least this hydrological survey should include the following: 1. A description of all of the water resources in the area of proposed operation (as described in your Construction Materials Manual Rule 6.3.2 (c)). This description should include tests to determine the ground water levels specific for this azea and the location of all aquifers, wells and springs as well as flow rates, water table elevations, and water quality conditions. Flow rates, potability and water quality should be tested on all wells within a 1 1/2 mile azea from the boundary of the proposed operation. 2. Testing of all of the wells located at the Harvey Ranch Site (where the Parkdale Project will commence) and of the wells located at Mr. Wooton's property (the land immediately adjacent to the East of the proposed Parkdale Project) for potability and stability. Two of these wells were reputedly contaminated years ago, one with cyanide and the other shows evidence of cyanide and azsenic. Should any of these contaminants enter into the groundwater systems due to the blasting or digging in this area there would be massive contamination of the water sources in this portion of the Arkansas River Basin. If the stability of these particular wells cannot be guaranteed, then we suggest that the Applicant be required to dispose of the contaminants and bring the ground around the wells to EPA standards for safety before commencing operations.