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Forum,
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<br />This is a r<-sponse to the letter
<br />by 3oEllen Turner puhlLshed in the
<br />Forum on December 10: 2009-
<br />Western Fuels-Colorado, LLC
<br />has been a respectful member of
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<br />Sornet a after-Adam and Eve
<br />tools up resideamin the Csarden of
<br />Eden, they got neighbors. I'm not
<br />sure if the Bible records the event,
<br />..but it had to have happened. As
<br />M Ralph and, Mabel moved
<br />.in, the trodbl prb(iably began.
<br />Don't get ;re . wrong. I'm not
<br />agailnst neigi,,b,,;;t, Not all of them,
<br />anyway:
<br />Simply put,'-neighbors can be
<br />divided into two categories, good
<br />and bad. Most pf us have at least
<br />one Frf each. Good ores are a joy
<br />tofrave arotiml They fix their helf .
<br />of the fence pals keep their horses.
<br />dogs and kids at borne- Beyond
<br />that, not much else is 19ecessary &tr
<br />me to label therm a good neighbor.
<br />If they also v. Ave as t`Ley drive by,
<br />that's a borius, but not required.
<br />To make the not so good cat-
<br />egor-y, just fCtp th, listover. Kids,
<br />dogs and llczYses roaming, climb
<br />ing over and geDerallY amwfing;;111
<br />Western Fuels Offers Clarification t6 Permit Revision Issue
<br />the community since we began ing mined lanais to a realistic, determine if those lanais de-siguat- owner has move." certain ditch
<br />ruining in 1993. We have `hived sustainable and stable land use ed as irritated land actually have i
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<br />a number of reclamation awards .
<br />Some c f the mined lands have
<br />enough w,!Eer to didw 'irrigation water r
<br />ghts to another property,
<br />and this water i
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<br />trotn "hie State of Colorado and
<br />we have been dedicated W resior-
<br />been or will Mr. r-Turned to irri- and iconogxiC tartui,ng practics<^s,
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<br />ve spent considerable designate irrigated land on the first
<br /> and dryland pasture. Available time reviewing this and it is defi- l rty. Lloyd's and Benson's
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<br />* irrigation water that was leased nice that the watuT provided to an also getting reitered irrigated
<br /> will each parcel has been utilized Western Fuels in the lease with the
<br />land based or the available crater
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<br />wits fii.Ile, : but still satisfies the
<br />Morgans simply does ncit allow .
<br />It should be Doted that the Mate
<br /> regulatory agencies' ruler. as well foil irrigation of crop-type vegeta- will not 2116W Western Fuels to
<br /> as the landowners' desires. lion "of all leased Morgan land." sparsely' irrigate larger tracts of
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<br />As yoo'trtay he. aware, all coal
<br />This is not to saythatthe land can- Y
<br />land(s) tvith wh'ate•ier the allotted
<br /> mining is heavily regulated by The
<br />* riot be fully irrigated in the future, water staares per panne] arc.'-
<br /> Color-ado Division of Reclamation
<br />, but the water must be provided id -I wtb-r misiep eseniation is,
<br /> Ivtning and safety (DBMS), Mine the lease to do it. And simply put, the stateraent that quotes fret the'l
<br /> Safety and Health kdurinistration it 1;s not.
<br />per* revision: "i4FC rs '401 1121"
<br /> (MSHA), Environmental VVeean only irrigate wOwhtat the farming ! ruiness and has i i
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<br />4,;; C, Ar t l Ho n Protection Agency ('ERk), U.S.
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<br />i water z: available to us. It is disap-
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<br />to irrigated: post-nine use. " This r;
<br />HBORS Colorado Department of Public misrepresented. refers to We,.tr-m P-la' A. i e
<br />we' are• all getting tined of seeing
<br />each other every day. If you've
<br />ever been owned by a bunch of
<br />cows, you'll know what I mean. it
<br />doesn't matter what or how much
<br />you feed therm, they are unhappy.
<br />An unhappy cow only knows one
<br />way to react. They leave.
<br />Our rawh is surrounded by
<br />a fear open hay fields, lush road
<br />sides and an oceaional well
<br />cared for neighbor's lawn. Fact
<br />of the taatter is, when the cows
<br />get Out, they ate happier than
<br />when at home. Add to this, these
<br />"jai.] breaks" usually occur when
<br />we are, gone. It's a pretty good
<br />system for most of u& The cogs
<br />am h*py. We are gave with no
<br />idea what's happening at home so
<br />we, tots, are happy. That's when
<br />the pesky "too goad„ neighbors
<br />enter the picture. One across the
<br />road . %vtll see Something odd. For
<br />instance; d-,irty cows ot-n his lour'.
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<br />Leath tnU l:nviVoitment to nacre
<br />It should be noted that,in add!- -
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<br />as landower of one ,of our, fee
<br />a few. S.mKtirrtht- wishes and (.ion, Weste-M Fuels did receive a owned parcels, net,anvone. alse's
<br />desires of the landow-Der arid/Or hand written, unsigned "Prop(xsal land "
<br />Western -Fuels-Oolorado are not For The 14organ Properystating It should also ?k noted th 4t
<br />granted b, these agencies that they (presumably from Mr. Frank WFC has WOtked. %vith anod)rar
<br />oversee the mining and reclama- Morgan) would give some addi- landowner w6se wislles mere to
<br />tion operations. tional shared of CCC water plus transfer all the irigation water
<br />It is true that at certain tunes some assistance with the cost of from a leased parcel to. another ;:
<br />in the past, much of the Morgan sort pieparation/gianting. but W tract of land he owns. b effect
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<br />property in the mitre permit area
<br />financial or other type of assis- ,
<br />he (.the landowtrer) changed the
<br />was irrigated to some degree. It is tance (labor, materials, supplies, land use from Iimgated pwture to
<br />also true drat the Morgan land in equipment) with the actual farm- pasiruer
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<br />question is considered prime farm- .
<br />inglirtigation operation throughout -
<br />Thank yoL far allowing us to
<br />land soils an f could be considered the Reclamation Bonding time- clarify a number of these issues.
<br />irrigated prime farmland vegeta-
<br />" frame which could be as.short as if anyone has any questions
<br />tioalcrops if
<br />adequate" water is 10 years or as many years as it for vs crr could l-3ce to discuss this
<br />avaitable to irrigate it. takes to achieve the s*pecific veg- further. pleat: call Rose Gubka .
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<br />Prime farmland does have a
<br />r4ation uc?ess standards. :
<br />at the ruing ai 864-7910 or Lance
<br />definition given to it by a fed- As for -as other propertie& are Wade at 864-325.
<br />erad agency. The State agency has concerned. all properties are being Respectfully,
<br />ask- -d us to review the lands in the restored to irrigation based on the R. Lance Wade. -Mine Manager
<br />current acid future chine ate' do water that is available. If a ]arid; ?New Horizon N4ine
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