Dear Editor:

Corbett Creek is approximately 8 inches deep and 5 feet wide. After the last major flood in 2008, the Ouray County Road and Bridge Department began excavating gravel from the creek on a regular basis, with heavy equipment generally parked or operating in the area 24/7 for the following nine years. The operation produced countless loads of gravel which was excavated, stockpiled, hauled, outsourced, processed and placed on county roads. After many years of continual excavation, the c...