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s~ <br />~ ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />Platte Sand & Gravel LLC. <br />S & H Mine, File No. M-2000-158 <br />Summary of Objections to the 112 New Permit Application <br />Name of Objector/Date Objection or Other Comment Topics <br />Kathryn A. Hardin • Concerned with groundwater impacts. Domestic water is from a well and the <br /> ground is sub irrigated from the water level. Possible impacts to the water table <br />Dated: level and loss of the domestic well. <br />Received: February 5, 2001 • Destroying good agricultural land and depriving us of water. ~7'S <br />Michael 1. Ptasnik • Prime agricultural land including adequate water for irrigation and agriculture. <br /> Land historically home to 550 head cow/calfoperatio 1000 acres of dry land, <br />_ <br />Dated: February 2, 2001 ,~,P,~ <br />sub-irrigated and irrigated pasture exists on the land. ~ ~ ~ j <br />Received: February 7, 2001 • We have 3 homes with 3 domestic wells and ten irrigation wells on the adjacent <br /> property. Wells are located within 169 feet to 516 feet of the applicant's land. <br /> Irrigation wells are located within 169 feet and 427 feet of the applicant's land <br /> and three wells are appx. 800 feet away. Wells are in danger if dewatering and <br /> dry mining techniques are utilized. Farm is threatened. <br /> • Traffic issues regarding the operation. ~~ (j1'\ T~A2j <br /> • Property values will plummet. C~~- Qyt~tce <br /> • Historical significance of the Fort St. Vrain area in t e midst of the minin area. <br /> Indian burial grounds have been rumored to the in the area. (l~jl-aut <br /> • Existence of wetlands on the property. Applicant has ignored the presence of <br /> wetlands stating [hat a U.S. Corps of Engineers is not required. <br /> • Impact on existing wildlife. Deer, eagles and hawks, owls, ducks and other <br /> species live in this habitat. <br /> • Flooding impacts; the mine would minimize the historical, real flooding that <br /> regularly occurs in this area. <br /> • Family has retained '/z of the oil and gas royalties on the property. 43 oil & gas <br /> wells are currently in productions and 6-7 have yet to be drilled. Concerns <br /> regarding the ability to maintain and optimize the current oil & gas production <br /> and future drilling and redrilling operations. Financial interest and ownership <br /> interests in the oil and gas wells seem to be in jeopardy. <br /> • No significant quantity of land proposed fo reclamation; majority of areawill <br /> be lakes and only banks will be reclaimed. Scope of operation is huge. N(~ A,~ <br />Gale Scott . Scale of operation is extreme in reference to its size, length of permit and <br />James J. Brochard accompanying industrial activity. <br />Mike Depratt • Applicant is also requesting permits for an asphalt batch plant, concrete batch <br />Stan Odenbaugh plant, asphaldconcrete recycling plant and pre-cast concrete plant. <br />Royce A. Reinick licant has any previous business experience in sand and <br />• No evidence that the <br />a <br />p <br />p <br />Bruce W. Rippe , <br />^ <br />^ <br />1 <br />gravel extraction. ~nAJt (~~~pl <br /> <br />Dated: February 12, 2001 • Applicants status of "limited liability co oration" indicates that there is <br />questionable legal liability carried by the applicant ~(~~ Q,y~ t~„Z¢> <br />Received: February 14, 2001 • Groundwater protection; applicant leaves open the option to change the mining to <br /> a dry operation a[ the discretion of the operator. A dry operation would require <br /> dewatering and [he applicant does not offer arty protection to surrounding <br /> property owners or farmers regarding protection of adjacent agriculture or <br /> domestic wells. A slurry wall in active pits would be a minimum requirement for <br />~~ <br />