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Demnber 31, 2007 <br />Divasian of Reclamation, Muim& and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />7r JAN 10 ZOUU <br />Dlvisian CA <br />Mining and Safety <br /> <br />lie: Technical revision to the New Horizon URne Permit No. C-81-008 , This Teftical <br />Revision is to Section 2.03.4(2)e. Ms is by Western F eWj&,Coloredo (WFC) in, Nucla, Co. <br />Detix Sire: <br /> <br />I ann w6ting this letter as a formal pretest to the application f¦a.a Technical Revision to the <br />New Hafton Mine Pemnit No. C-8I-MS. ALWOft renewal of their exit This <br />Technical Revision covers the Change in Success Standards in Irrigated Pastore f om a <br />standard to a refereance area. <br />I have lived in Nucla must of my life and I am a landowner in thearea affected by WFC. I stn <br />familiar with this area, the people wbo are landawam , and the agricultural ages of the land <br />in the area. Agrk lture has been a mainstay of this wea since Nucla become a haulm, and was, <br />in lhct, the reason d olmn of Nudla evolved in 1906. Land hrlhs me ho been and still is <br />utilized for crops suck as aifalfir, cons, wheat, and oats, etc. Some of the land is used as irrigated <br />paskircland, but this is usually the inferior land that is not as well suited for crop production. <br />Even crop land, once harvested, is pastured. This is not the primary use of the aontap and <br />should not be bow it is classified. <br />This is one reason, for my protest. The Morgan. property whet -is the property, <br />in.. quteation, is irrigated farmhand. Attar inspection of the revision, this <br />property along with. Hereon, Lloyds„ Johnson% etc. are all to be classified <br />as- DRYLAND. This is unhowd of Just prior to the take over of the Swnshine <br />Carter of Mor ns, We pumband 200 too, of pfte Alfalfa Hay. The Morgans <br />have alwaya.planted ,A?lfalt and thin Sunshine Place was some of the prettiest <br />fields in the country. These lands have always been irrigated crop lands with <br />very high yields- <br />I am objecting and would like to see all of this land in question put lack the <br />way it was or better prior to the leases. Feed is not overly plentiful in Nucla <br />and all of these prime farmlands should be put back as such, Thy land is <br />out of the question and ft re is water available to put these lands back. <br />Some of the Morgan, pnn r being mined has some of the best wpd "l <br />here- <br />Thank you, <br />