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r ~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ 999 Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division 215 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Co. 80203-2273 Ref: Objections to: United Companies of [618 Dike Road, Gd Application. Gentlemen: April 6, 1990 ,r -. Mesa County, Y~nc'. Jct, Co. 81502] NPR 1 ~1~ ~/i~3'9[[;1 ~EIIVL~~ ~+.. •3~/ n.a n.~.'"'nil r*n, A public announcement was printed in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel begining March 8, then on the 15th, 22nd, and March 29, 1990 stating the above listed firm had made application with your Division for a gravel pit reclamation permit for the Virginia Acres Pit located on 30 Road and the Colorado River. That announcement said in part "Written statements in support or objection to the proposal must be filed with the Mined Land Reclamation Hoard by 5 p.m. April 18, 1990." We pry=_sent our objections. lae object to the pit for several very important reasons and while we recognize the Mesa County Commissioners did appro•re the pit over the total objection of all residents concerned, the County Commissioners ignored very serious potential dangers to the nearby residents adjacent to the pit even though it was called to their attention. We feel that your office should review the reasons we feel the application should be denied in the interest of public safet;r and possible economic disaster for the adjacent residents. 1. Nearby adjacent residents are not now on the immediate flood plain of the Colorado River and none require expensive flood plain insurance. 2. If' the pit is operated as progosed it will remove about 600-800 feet of the existing surface lands between the river and the private properties. The gravel deposit is below the Colorado River level and will result in a deep excavation. After the gravel removal the pit area will be very subject to becoming a part of the Colorado River channel the first time tY+ere is a heavy run-off from deep snows in the Colorado River Basin which periodically occur. [See Exhibit No. 1] L+ata obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Soil Conservation Service reveals that in 1983 the Colorado River channel moved 1400 feet north of its course at that time, immediately to the area west of the proposed pit. [See drawing attached as Exhibit no. 2.]