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DEN ~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VER OFFICE PUBLIC FILE COPY November 14, 1991 FILE: h_q~_~ hfr. Nally Erickson SITE: Stan ~ 9 Aece~ Division of 1\Iinerals ~ Geolog}' ~ ~ a v~XC"i7R' 484 Turner Drive lIOV 171997 Building F, Suite 101 Durango, CO. 81301 Durango Feld Office phdabn of Minerals & Geology RE: Comment on Application for a Construction materials Regular Operation (112) Reclamation Permit by Doren Stone, sole proprietor of an enterprise called Stone Gravel Pit. Proposed pi[ is located on 1>8.1R acres located on or near Section 12 & 13, Tier 3~ North, Range 1 i West, New Mexico (10f°) Yrutcipal hferidian. Dear A4r. Erickson The following is a letter we have sent to h1s. Levem Lemay at the Department of Natural Resources in regards to a gravel pit being proposed to the west of our home ut Cortez, CO. Please let us invoduce ourselves. We are Ric and L}'nda Emerson and our address is 6066 County Rd. 21. We are on the northeast comer at the intersection of County Rd. 21 and County Rd. F. This is adjacent and to the cast of the proposed Stone Gravel Pit. We request, pursuant to section 2.6.1(1)(b) of the Construction htdustry Rules and Regulations of the Afined Land Keclamation Board (the "Rules"), that ave be notified of the date of the informal conference. ~\~e also request, pursuant to Rule 1.=1.6(2), that we be granted party slams and that this comment letter be considered a "statement of issues" for purpose of the informal conference. The following is a Gst of our concerns and complaints about the proposed gravel pit of1\tr. Stone's 1. The performance of our well, trill probably be jeopardized. Mr. Stone has not stated where his water resources twill be coming from. 2. The wildlife habitat in this area would be disrupted. tVe have recently learned that this area is a winter hunting ground for the Golden F.agle, the Bald Eagle and the Great Homed Owl. 3. ~\'e have neighbors suffering with asthma, heart problems, as well as one n•ho is suffering from cancer. The dust bowl that would be created acould be very dangerous to these individuals. 4. We do not feel that County Rd. 21 and County Rd. F could handle the heaty traffic that would be created by the gravel wcks. It is already used by School Busses and the residents in this area. We feel this would become a very dangerous situation as the road is too narrow to handle both vehicles. 5. The BLM land being proposed for this gravel pit no[ only has artifacts from the Anasazi but is used by the community for bike riding, horse back riding, hiking and the local school for their field day events.