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. ~-.i~~ ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III III IIIIIIIII~'lllll RECEIVED AUG 21 1997 Division of Mmerais .x vooiog, August 19, 1997 To Whom It May Concern: ATTN: Larry Oehler Re: Parkdale Project Permit Application #II2 File #M-97-054 I am very concerned about the proposed mining. I live just east of this sight, and am concerned about our safety and we.ter. #I. There are rock cliffs right out of our back door. I have lived here for ten years with no problems. With blastii'Ig r'i~ht next door xhat effect x111 this have on these rocks? No one can give me a stright answer on this matter. Mr. Fehr says by standing in my yard he doee^ not think there xould be a problem. How can he tell? Our county commissioners say if these rocks fall through our home, then they will deal xith the problem. If this would happen I hope my family lives through it. I feel this matter should be looked into before the fact, not after. #2. Water: Water is a very priceless resource in our area. We have a spring fed well. The mining company said they would pressure test xells, but if anything happens to our water we have to prove they were the cause. They want to test pressure coming out of well, not xhat the flew is coming into the well. No one seems to be able to answer these questions. I feel these are concerns for my familys well being. We would not be able to afford all of the legal fees to fight this company if something should go xrong. Mr. Fehr said if xe lose our water or rocks crash through our home, then xe can sue them. I feel like that is saying to bad for us. High wall mining. They talk of reclamation, how do you reclaim this type of destruction. There are creeks that run through this land and it is a natur~.l: flood plain. There are many inactive faults that run through this area. What effect will blasting and mining have on these?