2008-07-10_PERMIT FILE - M2008006

• Permit No: M2008006
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/10/2008
• Doc Name: Letter of Objection and Protest Response
• From: Applegate Group, Inc.
• To: Various
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Applegate
group, inc.
July 3, 2008
River West Homeowners Association
c/o March, Olive & Pharris, LLC
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
110E. Oak Street, Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO 80524-2880
RE: Letter of Response to an Objection and Protest from Non-Party
SerFer Pit 112 Reclamation Permit Application M2008006
Larimer County, Colorado
N-?, ECF9 QED
UUL 10 2008
Division of Reclamation,
Mining and Safety
The following discussion and attachments are submitted on behalf of our client, Connell
Resources, Inc., in response to your letter dated May 1, 2008 in reference to "SerFer Pit 112
Reclamation Permit Application M2008006." The information and discussion below address
each comment within the formal objection to the caption permit application as it was presented:
1. The addition of dangerous large truck traffic on County Road 13 to an area already
experiencing considerable truck traffic congestion, which will increase the danger to
school buses that use County Road 13 to transport children to and from school twice
daily during the SerFer Pit's proposed hours of operation. The current traffic
improvements and restrictions in the area are insufficient to properly_ and adequately
mitigate the increased traffic congestion.
A traffic study was performed for the proposed mining operation by Delich
Associates. According to. the study, only approximately 10% of the SerFer Pit
operation truck traffic will utilize CR 13 south of the site. The study showed the
level of service of CR 13, Highway 392, and the intersection of the two roads was
not changed. Furthermore, an acceleration/deceleration lane will be constructed.
on CR 13 prior to the start of SerFer Pit operations.
The performed traffic. study shows that the small increase in traffic should not
change the intersection's level of service.
2. The health hazards and dangers to users of the new Poudre Trail System immediately
adjacent to the proposed SerFer Pit.
It is unclear how the operation will adversely impact the Poudre Trail System.
However, Connell Resources,. Inc. will adhere to the Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment (CDPH&E) permitting requirements as well as all
rules and regulations set forth by the DRMS-and the. Town of Windsor. This
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