2013-06-26_PERMIT FILE - M2013007 (2)

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/ Mr. Wallace Erickson Mr. Russell Means CO DRMS 1313 Sherman St Rm 215. Denver CO 80203 June 23, 2013 RECEIVED Mr. Erickson and Mr. Means, �/ �ifJN 2 6 2013 Re: Permit M -2013 -007 DIVISION OF RECLAMATION MINING AND SAFETY While this application has become very involved, complex and a bit convoluted with the Sage Grouse issue and lots of local controversy, I would like to call your attention back to the original application and its numerous errors. The first line of the application states that this permit is 9.0 miles from the City of Montrose. In fact, it is less than 3 miles from the City limits. The next line states that the site is approximately a mile from hwy 550 south. In fact, the permit begins less than 1/4 mile from the highway. For your consideration I have included a photo of the second "public notice" for the pit, this time with the correct County name; it is far off the road and behind numerous trees and bushes. While this may seem petty, it also could be construed as trying to fly under the radar, which clearly this group has tried to do from the beginning. Page A -3 indicates that the "entire permit area is 277.07 acres + 3.69 acres = 247.76 acres" again while these may seem like simple math mistakes, this application is what we have to judge the applicant. There are several of these in the application. On page G-4 in the "summary of consumptive uses" based on full operation the applicant claims that he is using 0.00 potable water for the operation. In our County Planning Commission meeting April 25th Mr. Luttrell stated that he would be using our local drinking water resource, Tri- County water, for the concrete operations resulting in 80,000 gallons of potable water use daily. There is a note in the application that 50 gallons a month will be used, and purchased "commercially" (section G, #6). The CDPHE Air Pollution Control Application has many discrepancies from the Amended application filed with you on April 22nd. Of much concern is the difference in haul traffic; the application on file with you is 1.8 trucks /hour and the CDPHE app indicates 87 loads /day resulting in 7.91 trucks /hour. Quite a difference, and this is only the gravel harvest, the asphalt and concrete applications were not completed