mio eee CP. W)radade Goede h eer ag Hho Der * Divuce aves ‘(Dear Nonpratme Charman, Vice Chaaman and Members of the Biowrct -Abtronagh | men Woe Chae of frp Hernando County Bosrd of County Commimsioners. | contact you ay oe Ral emma a Be concenead ts Ses ingen ol he epee ores Chemnonds, LLC appication to mane located in Pasco County. ‘The proposed mine ia located within the epringshed of Week Wachee Springs. a shared resource ibetemen our counties. This first-magnfude spring is an impaired water body and would be “yuinenaiie to contamination should you approve mining al this ication. The location also ‘folie within a Afloed zone. As noted in comespendence dated March 10, 2016 trom Hamande County Environmental Services Director Susan Goebal-Carring io Pasco County Pavan Gnas Rtn Mat agen me me apoyo fay |. bape you wil ake our soncere ine wenetfereinn shen welghiog Bvt patie banoie el proteving veuabl Eprngahed Verkus prvatn gain Allowing lime Fock and Band) eruring wil lhely have ieog un on tomerntl speeeteeneen. allowed to proceed, over @ period of yeurs lene rock and ane mining enay reaull in water quality deciine to Hemando’s potable drinking waier supphes, affecting our tourer, economy, and quality of bfe. Onoe contaminated, we would be hutd-pressed to fd a wary Io: reverse the deckna tc restore thes waluabie fresh vate resource, ‘There im wind: 6 possibly that loss off water to the squiter tom the mining action would confribute to areducton m spring fice The Souttawest Flores Water Management District a trying (io prevent iach stains by Lmatng wither mania an aesiern Hemards County aa wet aa the entre Aprnganed Mirsrg af tha citer May B80 Mave detmertal conacKarces oF he mematmart of 18 wfion into the planets Crowes | ulus Bunun Raiteiroiogy Propect coordination) by tha Chatrct Thana pou tow the opmorkanity to sutra these concerns to pou Vive Roger pou well Ramen: ut anvil (Of ary tule Dubie Being Megara Tek AOR are eroUnage os TS SPONGE Meera County Peadents and Our ETTOrEnt © yOu deceon mating: ‘Very trully youre Kain. Rede. Genengein in eee, cc: Susan Gostel-Carring. Hemando County Environmental Gervioes Director Kriaten Mark Hughes, Pasoo County Planning & Devolapenent Aderenisinator