2008-08-13_PERMIT FILE - M2008037

• Permit No: M2008037
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 8/13/2008
• Doc Name: Concerns
• From: Clear Creek County
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: DB2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Aug, 13, 2008 2:42PM CLEAR CREEK LAND USE No. 1383 P. 1
From:JoAnn Sorensen
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August 13, 2008
Mr. David Bird
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
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RE: Permit Application # M-2008-037 _
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Dear Mr. Bird:
We have reviewed the documents received by the Clear Creek County Board of County
Commissioners on June b, 2008 and appreciate the review process that is being
conducted by the Division. Our comments are being submitted in compliance with the
deadline noted in the public Notice that appeared in the July 30, 2008 edition of the Clear
Creek Courant,
Our first request is clarification of information provided on page 1 of this application: Is
this a new mining application, or is there an existing permit and operation in place
(M-2008-037) for which a conversion is desired? If this application is for the conversion
of an existing permit, we request the opportunity to review previously supplied
information for that existing permit.
Regardless, of the actual type of application that is under review, Clear Creek County
desires to express a number of concerns.
Overarching Concern - Possible Impacts to Water Quality in Virginia Canyon and
Clear Creek
An overarching concern is the commitment that our national, state, and local
governments and nonprofit organizations have made to the Clear Creek Watershed. The
potential impact of the rather generally described tailings disposal plan is of high interest
to us. Millions of dollars (public and private) have been invested in the improvement of
water quality in Virginia Canyon and the Clear Creek watershed for the benefit of our
environment, Clear Creek and the Standley Lake cities. We are concerned that this
proposed mining activity not threaten the work that has been accomplished. Improving
water quality in Clear Creek is an obligation that Clear Creek County, its muniepalities
and its wastewater districts take very seriously. This obligation is memorialized in the
Standley Lakes Agreement. In support of that agreement, Clear Creek County
participates in the Upper Clear Creek Watershed Association and partners with the Clear