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05/1112004 11:22 7198460159 <br />iy ~~.'- <br />JIM TATUM <br />JIM TATUM <br />ATTORIUi;Y ar utw <br />PAG <br />Telephone (799] 846.0149 Facsimile (719] 846-0159 <br />RECEIVEC RECEIVEp <br />MAY 1 1 2A"' <br />May 11, 2004 MAY 1 1 yppq <br />D+visiaa of Mineralsa;;.:, <br />~f <br />Mr. David Berry Facsimile transmitted (303} 83~~!!1' <br />Colorado Division of Minerals c4c Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 0 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 ~~ <br />RE: $asin Resources, C-81.013 ~~-~ <br />Mr. Berry: <br />Please forgive me if my cynicism and perhaps sarcasm shines tluough; after all, it <br />has only been 14 years of time and three lawsuits to drag Basin to a poeition of <br />responsibility and seemingly overlong and repeated efforts by your agency to take the <br />side of industry against its victims. <br />How many .nears of delay did we go thru with your agency claiming that Methane <br />would not kill vegetation at the same airshaft site? 1Vow it is well documented and we <br />see wide-spread destruction of grass and vegetation on our property and other close <br />properties. Xet your people adamantly denied the facts. <br />How many more years of delay, rcqui.ring 2 full-blown trials, did it take to get <br />some responsibility for subsidence. Your guy Pendleton did everything he could do to <br />subvert justice. Much dishonesty was revealed in. the two trials. <br />It required years and 2 trials to pierce the perjury that the airshaft was cased and <br />responsible for draining the water formation for our water wells. It seems to me that your <br />agency didn't do much to protect the citizens. We saw ridiculous excuses citing water <br />tights, etc. that were completely inapplicable used as justification. <br />What input did the citizens have un ttrc tcclu~ical revision - no body who has any <br />experience with wells and casing would remotely state that the grout will permeate thru <br />the perforations and pea-gravel and seal off the water zones (which a.re now depleted). <br />Halliburton or any otlter truthful source will not tell you they can guarantee a seal under <br />these conditions sn please do not try to obfuscate the issue with terms like "high yield <br />concrete, etc". <br />129 North Commercial Street Trinidad, Colorado 81082 <br />