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<br />7763 Rd 38 <br />Mancos, Co 81328 <br />April 28, 2008 <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board ~,~ ~~~~~-~,, <br />Division of Recaamation, Mining and Safety ~ <br />1313 Sherman St. Rm 215 APR 3 0 2008 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Division ur Keclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />To whom it may concern, <br />I am writing in regard to the McStone Aggregate LLC, proposed mining operation that <br />will be located on Highway 160 in Mancos, Co. to be called the Mud Creek Pit. There is <br />already an existing gravel mining pit adjacent to the proposed pit with excessive traffic <br />without accommodating highway access. There is no turning lane for access on and off <br />the highway. This already poses a safety hazard to the drivers of the trucks and the <br />general public on the highway, that is not being addressed. Considering your department <br />name as mining and safety, I feel this is a legitimate concern. <br />There are excessive diesel emissions from the trucks entering and leaving the existing <br />pit. This combined with the dust/sand carried by the consistent, strong winds into the area <br />south of the highway up to and trapped by Bobcat Mountain causes an air pollution <br />problem especially because the areas already mined have not been reclaimed. <br />We have also learned that reclamation at the McStone property will not be adequate <br />due to insufficient water rights needed to restore the mined areas. Again there will be <br />particulate matter blown uncontrollably by the winds increasing and prolonging the air <br />pollution problems. I think again this a safety issue for the residents of this valley. <br />I am mentioning the existing pit issues because they are setting a precedent that I do <br />not want to be considered as the standard for future operations. These issues are serious <br />and affect everyone here. To compound these problems with more mining operations of <br />the same quality would be extremely unhealthy and unsafe to say the least. <br />• ~.~ <br />I am asking that these issues be considered when reviewing the application for the <br />Mud Creek Pit. Thank you. <br />Nancy Segel n" <br />,. n ~ ~^ <br />