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as CC&V reserves the right to relocate the Gold Camp Trail and may <br />temporarily close the Trail, located on its privately held lands, out of an <br />abundance of caution. CC&V can only reiterate what it has repeatedly <br />discussed with Mr. Poch: the MLE permit application is in compliance with the <br />Mined Land Reclamation Act. <br />Hughes email of June 16, 2008 <br />Mr. Hughes submitted a comment on behalf of Rocky Mountain Chapter of the <br />Sierra Club claiming the MLE application "lacks sufficient protection of both <br />surface and ground waters[J' Unfortunately, Mr. Hughes provides no details to <br />support this claim so its difficult for CC&V to provide a specific response other <br />than respectfully disagree and note that protection of surface water and ground <br />water is addressed throughout the MLE application. <br />Western Mining Action Project ("WMAP") letter of June 17, 2008 <br />WMAP submitted a letter on behalf of "Citizens for Victor, Rocky Mountain <br />Chapter of the Sierra Club, and INFORM[.]" It is somewhat peculiar that WMAP <br />appears to be objecting to the level of detail provided by CC&V in the MLE <br />application since some of that detail is in direct response to comments <br />previously submitted by WMAP to prior permitting activities of the Cresson <br />Project (e.g., Amendment No. 6, Amendment No. 7, and Amendment No. 8), <br />and is to satisfy statutory and regulatory provisions for which WMAP negotiated <br />over the years. CC&V provides the following response to each of the matters in <br />WMAP's letter. <br />Volume II, Appendix 2 of the MLE application demonstrates that the existing <br />ground water points of compliance are protective of public health and the <br />environment as well as identification of ground water sources, if any, in the <br />permit boundary area. <br />The reclamation plan for the VLF is protective of public health, property, and the <br />environment, and there is no basis to yet again extend the number of years for <br />monitoring of the VLF after successful rinsing. WMAP has raised this point in <br />prior permitting activities of the Cresson Project. While nothing has changed, <br />the number of years for monitoring of the VLF after successful rinsing has <br />increased from 2 to 4 years during the past 10 years of permit amendment <br />review and approvals. <br />Volume V, Appendix 8 of the MLE application demonstrates the stability of the <br />VLF as well as geologic stability and prevention of sedimentation of the holding <br />ponds. <br />Volume V, Appendix 5 of the MLE application demonstrates the geologic stability <br />of the surface mine highwalls.