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July 18, 2011 <br />Mr. Peter Hays <br />Department of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver CO 80203 <br />Mr. Hays: <br />On behalf of the UCCWA membership, <br />Phyllis Adams <br />UCCWA Secretary/Treasurer <br />cc: William Katz, Climax Molybdenum <br />NOP COIF! )ENTAL <br />UPPER CLEAR CREEK <br />WATERSHED ASSOCIATION <br />P. 0. BOX 3058 <br />IDAHO SPRINGS, CO 80452 <br />RECEIVED <br />JUL 18 2011 <br />1 Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />This letter is in response to the Notice of Intent to Prospect, Red Mountain Exploration Drilling, #P -2001- <br />014, submitted by Climax Molybdenum. The Upper Clear Creek Watershed Association supports legitimate <br />mining ventures that will maintain or improve water quality in Clear Creek. Clear Creek provides drinking <br />water to 300,000 Colorado citizens. This is a highly used and over allocated stream. As such, water quality <br />within this stream is critical to its many users. <br />The Upper Clear Creek Watershed Association is an interested party because potential impacts to water <br />quality in Clear Creek can affect our members in two ways: <br />• If the metals are increased in Clear Creek, our wastewater treatment plants will be required to reduce <br />metals in their outflows even though they are not the source of the change; <br />• Several members take drinking water from sites downstream of the Red Mountain site. <br />The documents were reviewed by our consultants and we find no reason to comment on the notice, except to <br />say we are pleased to see such a thorough, well - prepared plan that takes into account water quality concerns <br />as well as commercial considerations. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment. As a courtesy, we are providing a copy of this letter to the <br />applicant. <br />