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1111111111111111111 1 <br /> 999 <br /> ANIMAS WATERSHED COORDINATOR <br /> 8181 CR 203 <br /> DURANGO,CO 81301 <br /> FAX& PHONE(970)3854138 <br /> Mr. Robert J. Shukle,Chief <br /> Water Quality Control Division <br /> Colo. Depart. Public Health and Environment <br /> 4300 Cherry Creek Dr. S. <br /> Denver,Colorado 80220-3716 <br /> Dear Mr. Shukle <br /> The following statement has been written by a committee of three stakeholders <br /> who were chosen at the March Animas River Stakeholders meeting to express stakeholder <br /> conceptual support for the negotiated settlement between the Division and Sunnyside Gold <br /> CozP• <br /> Sunnyside Gold Corporation and the Colorado Department ofPublic Health and <br /> Environment have negotiated an agreement that will bring closure to mining operations <br /> at the Sunnyside Mine and result in the eventual release ofSumryside from all permits. <br /> We understand that a central concept of this agreement is to prevent any further <br /> degradation of water quality in the Upper Animas River Basin. <br /> Under this agreement, Sunnyside will conduct reclamation work designed to <br /> improve water quality at a number of their sites, as well as some sites owned by others. <br /> One of these sites has been identified by the Stakeholders as a priority site in need of <br /> reclamation. This reclamation work will be accomplished have been anticipated <br /> Monitoring required by this agreement will provide information of interim results of the <br /> work and add to the data base for the watershed <br /> The nature of this agreement is consistent with the process and intent of the goals <br /> of the Animas River Stakeholders Group which hopes to improve water quality and <br /> aquatic life throughout the Animas watershed The Stakeholders support this innovative <br /> agreement as a step toward preventing further degradation and possible improvement of <br /> stream water quality in the basin. <br /> Sincerely forwarded by, <br /> William Simon <br /> Animas Watershed Coordinator <br />