WSP01278

• File Number: 8027
• Description: Section D General Correspondence - Federal Agencies - EPA
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 7/1/1971
• Author: Colorado Open Space
• Title: COSC - Position Statement of the Colorado Open Space Council Regarding Oil Shale Development
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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,;,tth the help of the researchcontractoI,' who will work acr;orqing to G~mmittee directives
during 1971 through the fall of 1973, T.\1. Ten Eyck, Direct~1' of the Colorado Departrr.ent
of Natural R;sources has given the Committee two 'charges: (1) 'to plan the'st~dY for an
"adequate envirornental resource inventory", and (2) to l11alte "appropriate land 'use plan-

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ning policyrebowitendaticins' for use in any future oil shale development program",'. Both
rrust be;fulrii1eci. EriV1ronmental Quality Standards are a Ibgical part':oFtl'le lki1Ci ,tise"
'plnnnlng Polic;(reC6hmerlo;;'tfons>imd should incorporate the results of the inventorY""
proficun ~arri~d out byth~ study cohtractor in the Piceance 'Basin study 'area.

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II. E.NVIRONMENTAL niJPACT STATEMENTS:
BU~ and/or other land administrative agencies anticipatini:possibi~ leasing to oil

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vt1'lle developers shouid publicize botheJraft ahd final Envirorunental'llrpa~t 102 staterrents

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urr10r the Environmental Policy Act, arid' according 'to the April 23,. '1971, guidelines set
fOl'th by CEQ; It is' hoped that this will 'insu1:>e that the basic information upon \vhich
the agency bases its deCision to accept contract bids is fully reviewed and understood-
by the 'public, Envirorurtental impact statements shoUld be comPleted and revie\~ed before' "
2ix~,lal Us~ Permits or E~ioration Leases are let;. as well as before full scale industrial
)":'l,'line is considered 'for the public ':Lands, Env'iromient'a1 statements based on present
:>tu.lles are Jnacc'eptabie because the studies have heen inadequate.

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",~, EVP,LUNfION OF QUALITY STANDARDS AND 102 STATEiVIEJIlTS:

Cop.leD of draft and .final, reports should be printed at governrr:ent expense, with

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