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'FROM :SRGE HILL FAX N0. :970 785 6034 Rpr. 22 2002 03:SSPM P2 <br />Mr. Anthony J. Waldron <br />23 Apri12002 <br />.Page 5 <br />4. Legal Agreement <br />I ask t}tgt as_a..eandition of any mining permit bein issued Dwens Carothers be require, <br />to contract a legal a rg Bement with the owner of tillage Hill Farm Wetlpn,. hich <br />reflects and incorporates, thc_wetland mitig tia ons pr„oc~dures as required by the Divisio0 <br />of Minerals and Geoloav. This way the owner of the wetland has the option to <br />independently seek redress ifthe mitigation procedures are not implemented as agreed <br />upon, in addition to petitioning the Division of Minerals and Geology to enforce the <br />agreed upon mitigation procedures. <br />Cone/us~on l-laving studied this issue intensely for the past year, and having consulted <br />at length with various environmental experts, I have formed the opinion that the Sage Hill <br />Farm wetland will not escape some degradation due to the adjacent mining operation, <br />even if the mitigation procedures requested above are implemented. I think that the <br />wetland will shrink in size, most particularly in the northwest corner furthest from the <br />slough. However, my hope is that the slough will continue to act as a shallow seasonal <br />pond, thus providing important habitat in and of itself, and that at least some of the <br />wetland adjacent to the slough will survive. <br />Thank you for wnsideting the underlined requests stated above concerning the conditions <br />I would like to see placed on the mining permit as regards the wetland. If you have any <br />questions, I would be more than happy to discuss these concerns in greater depth. <br />In closing, I would like to commend Owens Brothers for their good-faith efforts over the <br />course of the past year to satisfy the diverse needs of the neighboring landowners, not <br />only as regards the wells and wetland, but also in other issues which are under the <br />jurisdiction of the County. <br />Most particularly, I would like to thank the staff of the Division of Minerals and <br />Geology, who have exhibited extreme sensitivity to the problem of protecting the Sago <br />Hill Farm wetland and who have insisted that this issue be addressed in a comprehensive <br />and responsible manner. <br />Sincerely <br />Cynthra Parker <br />Owner, Sage .dill Farm <br />Therefore, 1 ask that_as a condition of any ntinine Dermit being issued. Owens Brothers <br />be re aired to state clearly in quartti}ative terms exaclly___h r~t_llevel of drown the <br />groundwater beneath the wetland ~vo~d trigger the start-up ofthe aug_menta 'on proms <br />