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would be required of other types of mining operations. Some of <br />the counties that do require a special use permit have the word <br />"peat" included in their mining regulations, however, not all <br />counties have provisions in their zoning laws that would govern <br />peat extraction. For example, only 40% of the counties <br />responding to a recent survey on the subject indicated they had <br />such provisions. A list of the responding Counties and the <br />disposition of their ordinances with regard to peat extraction is <br />given in Table V. <br />Table V Colorado Counties Responding to Peat Extraction <br />Survey Listed by Disposition of Local Ordinances to <br />Peat Extraction. <br />DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY <br />REGULATE PEAT EXTRACTION <br />Park County <br />Huerfano County <br />Chaffee County <br />Mesa County <br />Eagle County <br />E1 Paso County <br />Custer County <br />Summit County <br />Mineral County <br />Boulder County <br />PEAT EXTRACTION <br />IS UNREGULATED <br />Las Animas County <br />Clear Creek County <br />San Miguel County <br />Saguache County <br />San Juan County <br />Archuleta County <br />Pitkin County <br />Dolores County <br />Gunnison County <br />Lake County <br />Grand County <br />Presently, regulation of peat extraction is divided between <br />federal, state, and local authorities. Only in the case of a few <br />local ordinances is peat extraction directly regulated. At both <br />the federal and state levels, as in most local jurisdictions, <br />peat extraction is only indirectly regulated through zoning or <br />• <br />64 0 <br />