PERMFILE46458

• Permit No: M1993080
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/17/1994
• Doc Name: APPLICATION OF SUMMIT BRICK & TILE TO MIN OR EXPAND THE CALHAN CLAY PIT SEC 8&9 TOWNSHIP 12 S RANGE
• From: GEORGE C WING
• To: MLRD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

GEORGE C. WING
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
207 MINING EXCHANGE BUILDING
B S.NEVADA AVE., P.O.BOX 757
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80901.0757 ~~~~ V~^
[phone] ` I
F81,1994
Mined Land Reclamation Division 16, 1994 ~~vl`IOnp~n~n~~/S~GECCnv
1313 Sherman St. -
Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
RE: Application of Summit Brick & Tile to mine or expand the
Calhan Clay Pit, Sections 8 & 9, Township 12 South, Range 62
W, 6th P.M., in E1 Paso County, Colorado
Dear Sirs:
On behalf of Bennie and Thelma Kobilan, 2 wish to object to the
application of Summit Brick & Tile to mine clay in the "Calhan Clay
Pit." My clients, Bennie and Thelma Kobilan, own property in the
immediate vicinity to the proposed mine, just southeast of it.
The area in which the mining activity is proposed is dry and windy,
and the mining activity will result in considerable blowing dirt,
sand, and dust for a period of many years, which will affect the
Kobilans' property, reduce its value, and adversely impact the
grass and the stock grazing on it. It will generally degrade the
environment of the surrounding area, contributing to haze and air
pollution, and it will be a visible eyesore for the area.
As E1 Paso County grows, population pressures will cause the
surrounding area to be developed into low-impact, 40 acre
ranchettes. In fact this is already the case. The presence of
active, surface, mining will make the area undesirable for
continued development, due to noise, dust, and air pollution, and
it will create a health hazard for those animals and humans who
have to breathe the dust it spreads in the area.
The duration of the proposed mine, until the year 2040, exceeds the
lifetime of most adults of this state, and it is grossly
unreasonable. There is no lack of active clay pits in this state,
which would create an emergency situation justifying the
development of this mine. There can be no reasonable assurance
that the mining company will still be in business at the expiration
of the permit, or that the property will ever be reclaimed. The
most likely result, if the requested permit is issued, is that this
mine will forever remain a permanent blight upon the land, scarring
it for centuries to come.
In addition, the environmental analysis fails adequately to address
the affect on the wildlife and domestic grazing animals due to the