2008-05-05_PERMIT FILE - M2008006 (3)

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WALTER AND PATRICIA DORLAC 1903 Bliss PI, Windsor, Co., 80550, Telephone (970) 674-0095 ~ E-mails waltdorlac~comcast.net May 2, 2008 ~~~~~~~ Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety MAC ~ 5 200 1313 Sherman St., Rm. 215 Division o~ Reclamaf-on, Denver, CO 80203 ga~ehl Mining and Attn: Peter Hays Re: Letter of Objection and Protest SerFer Pit 112 Reclamation Permit Application M2008006 Larimer County, Colorado Dear Board Members and Staff: We are homeowners and residents of the River West subdivision in Windsor, Colorado. Our residence is within 500 feet of the property for which Connell Resources, Inc. and/or SerFer Land Ventures, LLC, has applied for the above permit for gravel mining. Properties owned by our homeowners association, along with other home owners not individually notified, are also adjacent to the proposed mining site. Major concerns that we have with the construction of the proposed mine are as follows: 2 The flood waters of the Poudre River have encroached upon our property during the flood of May 1999. Since this time the Hall Irwin mine to the Northeast of the subdivision has increased the land elevation from dredging operations of the Windsor Lake. We would like for the Division to guarantee flood waters will not affect the homes in the River West subdivision while the SerFer Mine is in operation. We would request all FEMA and Corps of Engineering analysis and permits be provided to us. We have already had home owners insurance companies inquire about flood insurance requirements. We also submit that a preconstruction survey be done to have a baseline elevation map with contours available for post mine reclamation. This proposed mine is in very close proximity to a 200+ home subdivision. In some places it is within 500 feet of existing homes. This may be unprecedented. The silicon and dust particulate fallout from day to day operations of the mine must be addressed from a health concern. The Division must guarantee the air quality will remain at pre-mining levels throughout the mining operation. Pre-mining level air quality surveys for residential areas must be used instead of rural level requirements.