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<br />.iSEP.~ 97 12:25 FROM:CU FACILITIES MGMT. 303-492-7186
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<br />COI.04IADO DAIlY - PLANET WAVES
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<br />TUESDAY, iE'UMlrO Ii. '''7
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<br />II.Some hope CD berm
<br />is subject of more study
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<br />.... I'ItOM 'AGI ,
<br />And .h. 1986 $(udy .,... lSOumcd ,h..
<br />lhe berm, whidl WII appcoved .nd con-
<br />.tructed 10 ptt'lCCl ~ravcl.mini"ll ope...
<br />liOlllI. wu I n.lural teal"" of Ih. Pf'OPC'-
<br />.y.
<br />Ccnifyiol .h. berm .nd .1I0w..& il 10
<br />be ,,;oed wi.hou' coo."",ri.. . It16Cly .....
<br />includ.. . willcr .n.ly.i. of IIlc ftnod pl.in
<br />c;outd inerc:ase I"e d.....llcl' of noodif\a (u
<br />.boUI 2,500 ,""".. in ncarby neiJhbor.
<br />hoods. aa;ording 10 John TI)'cr. jrucrco....
<br />Cr1U'DeJltll .fbirs dil'eCl'" rer the c::ilY of
<br />Boulder.
<br />BUI I.ff Lip""" CU', dircao. Dr busi.
<br />tI'" ,cr.irs, ..id ~.rlifyin. . hip.' 'tld
<br />.'lOoll"r berm would prOlCCl Iho" tlci....
<br />bnrboodl, bocauso a 100.,... /Iood Dl1 lhe
<br />propcny would now eh....el /Iood w.....
<br />nonll. wb." il ....o..ld 10 \Jader ..ncJ IhroYlh
<br />Ihe U.S. 36I1'.ble Mes. inreldlanll. inlo
<br />Ib_ ncilhbnrll"Dds.
<br />R.i.inl 'hc berm would protO<.. 'hDS<:
<br />ncilbbomood~ ft...n1 II w.1..:uropltic 500..
<br />year ftood and COK.-c nood waters (IlSI iRIO
<br />Boulder optn $pOCO .nd 'Irial'.ura' ....~,
<br />where f,wer peOf"Ie. live. he wid.
<br />BlIt Ben Bidder, jf H~i&hborhOUl.l aclivisl
<br />;.nd enaincer. ,.id thll thai danaer ""1$
<br />made worK bccauloe the caClliYl'Ition 1)[ tbe
<br />~ropeny e....cd _ .IIlpo: '" Ih. nOrlh .nd
<br />Ihil orilinal rccbm~li(Jn plans ~lIbln;ned to
<br />the c:ouncy ~"nwccllht IliIIlllril au,de would
<br />be fa.\urcd.
<br />"Thc~ Crc,lIIlcU the; problem, ~nd 11'1(:)' arc
<br />buildiftl the hi,lk::r bc.nn '(I iCC'1 CUI or cor.
<br />fCCling ii, ,. fte ~..iLl.
<br />Jane 8unin, :I retired elf bioll,.tU' pro.
<br />tCS50r. said ,w,," 'Ye-ttiQU$ Qr lhc ,"ri,in..
<br />pl:m wen: .,,"mille" in 198 t, ant la Ih6
<br />wunly showiAI lh~ prol'terty """utd be-
<br />rClilorcd Mil" app...\.inl.lc OfiJinal ~rildc:,
<br />but $he sai~ the rcel.maltan pl;'l" wiltS
<br />ch."nicd ....hen il was !Wbn~itred 10 Ihe )1.;11(.,
<br />st,OWit'. lhe Ii'lnd would be reslo(ed 10 Ie
<br />JllI~. 1210 14 f.., lowe' Ih... lh. urigin.1.
<br />AI Ih;,r 11m\:, flal;"""'~ CQll'lpitll)'. whic.:h
<br />.old Ih. projlCny 'u cu rur ,bou' Sit mil,
<br />lion, a,1'8('1 OfMf3'ICd 1M; grlve.1 pit ilnd wa~
<br />thcre(ufC re!lpOftloiblc tnr ~ubmiuioe th~c
<br />pl....
<br />Bunin yid that d'tc: s,lme- '''if'' Ju.ppenetJ
<br />ac.in 'II 1'114.8. "Whto:o il came back In lhll:
<br />cuun.y. .he)"ll rlllufned (0 Ihe orig.,n./ll
<br />.tI~e. WhCfl lhey ,""" II 10 Iht ".'e. Ihty
<br />FC:turned In dlC hlWcr J;:raadll:." she said.
<br />Sue Ellen Ha.rriSiltl. anhuitnl Boulder
<br />Cil)' i1uorncy. sliid such a ",o...e is. OIUowe~
<br />by $tllc rcg,ullt;om ~ilinJ w;lh rnillcc.l
<br />I.nd recliolm:ni,)n.
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<br />"I don', IuIow .ny olber replllion.
<br />dellinl wilb I.nd .... (If .he &IIviroameOI
<br />Ihll Illow lIlal," .he ..ill. "II'. curious II
<br />bell. I IInd il uns.llli., and problc....'i<:.
<br />8uI iI's 1I01 iII.III."
<br />Othor ell..,.. have been m.de ill I lim.
<br />illr ..".dt-daor" r....ion. crilics AY. In
<br />June, W....m Mobila. ,.. complll, ,hat
<br />houp' IIlc *,"vcl upcralion lrom Flarirons
<br />in Ihe la,. 19i1O$, ~ot . eIl.nl. in IIlc plan
<br />lhil rcdu"" IIlc .truse 01 pow IIlaI we..
<br />urillinally pl'Mod for .he ...,ored p.opcr.
<br />'y I,on. 38 10 lour.
<br />Approval or lbe berm wi,houl w.iline
<br />ror Ihe new ~lIldy d JUSI II'IOIbc:r in a Jong
<br />line of q_ion.ble moves on lhe proper-
<br />ly. ..id Gory WedeRpehO. of Ntighbor. for
<br />. I..ivl~l. Boulder.
<br />"Fl.li,OlI. h.. been jllS.lhinide of ille-
<br />s.' nn ."",. or lhe.. <lN1.," he Aid. "AIId
<br />I don', likc ,his back-door m.nipulalion..
<br />$cem Panon. nf Flaliront; Cumpanicli.
<br />~i4 fridl)' Ibill Wcslem Mobile WIS
<br />re~"$ib.e for Ihe rcduclion in numhers of
<br />pDnd.. bUI he rer.nod furlhcr '1u",,'ion. 10
<br />.""'plny 'PO.esmon Ed McDowell.
<br />McDowcll wlsn't Iv.il.ble MOt,d.y I"r
<br />commenl.
<br />Wllcn CU purdl..td 'he ptOpo:ny r,,,
<br />5 II million in Oc:lC,btr 1996. i, requi.ed
<br />fl:tlif'OR CompaRicl Iu PVI 51.2 nlitHon ill
<br />eKrow 10 en.u.. lhe company ""..l~ mcc:'
<br />iu, nbligitions .nd CCHllp~ClC Ihe ~c1amill-
<br />I ion plan.
<br />In \he (Onlr.~t wilh CU. ftat)rOM
<br />jI,J'C:e,' tf) ~Ul S8OO.000 of thai money 10 N-
<br />ncld IIllinst iI reduction in lbe "umber of
<br />developable acr~, ':or ut;h IUC: ;above 4~
<br />thai i,. dC'clartd h,) bl.: in the ftood f'llain. dlld
<br />1hc:rdun: nOI dcvelopiilbJe. CU wm keep
<br />520.000 po!r acre.
<br />L\,,' liptun said lh., CU ;s more antcr-
<br />!;sled in nlalimi"inM lht numbe-r of u\I'eJ-
<br />npatllt ;lIcrcs Ihln in coltlClin* un Ihe
<br />C:JIl.~rUW fundlll. "We: 're ihlcrc:llcd in hilvinl
<br />more land Dul or 'he Rood ~I.in hecAuSC
<br />.h"'l 1100 hilS morc vllur.:' hit lC..id,
<br />However. hi: Slid 'hll CU "lbsufUICfy"
<br />h.. no 'l*ilic I'Ion. IQ devcl"" .hc prop.
<br />Ili:ny in the n~i" fUIU1C, And he ~Did thai
<br />whil~ CU h.. f",molly _crced ID CO .tone
<br />whit Itle new ftood pliin .nudy. neither Ihe
<br />c:ily n",r ",un..y has done 50.
<br />Bul ,-...en it .1 wefe complf:red. he doe"'.
<br />l'I" Ihir'lk it ""ould chllnt;C Ihe \lIIf"crsity'l
<br />p~an 1(' cen;fy the: berm.
<br />"We (Ipcel 10 $(,;1: n.:~ults cnll~i$lclll
<br />with prc...i(H!) l;\udi.:.'li," he ~..,....
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