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DRMS Permit Index
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M2018016
IBM Index Class Name
Revision
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12/12/2018
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Impact Economic Assessment
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Objection
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Emily S. Andrews, Ph.D.
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AM1
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economy, as it would neither increase local employment nor add to business <br /> Y <br />' activity. <br /> Risks to Vulnerable Wildlife: The bighorn sheep is Colorado's official animal and the <br />' symbol of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). The Georgetown bighorn sheep herd <br /> is one of the largest and most important in the United States. Even with mitigation <br /> measures in place,the risk of unforeseen consequences to protected Colorado <br /> wildlife is high. In addition to bighorn sheep, Peregrine falcons and elk herds are at <br /> risk. It is impossible to forecast to what extent vulnerable wildlife populations will <br /> or will not recover once habitat and migration patterns are disturbed. In the case of <br /> ' bighorn sheep, one single gravel mine could cancel years of careful planning <br /> instituted by the CPW and the US Forest Service to support the iconic Georgetown <br /> Bighorn Herd. <br /> ' Risks to Vulnerable Water Resources: Even if the best mitigation measures are <br /> implemented, there is a non-zero risk of pollution and poisoning of Clear Creek <br /> ' watershed resources. As we know from past mining incidents, clean up is a very <br /> expensive process -- this is what helped create the Superfund for Clear Creek in <br /> 1983. Such a negative externality would ruin recreational industries such as fishing <br /> ' and rafting and present health hazards for household water use from the Clear <br /> Creek watershed, including nearby communities such as Golden. Colorado surely <br /> does not want to be another Flint, Michigan. <br /> ' Health Risks and Vulnerability: Adverse health impacts from particulates and <br /> pollution result from gravel pits and would injure the most vulnerable populations <br /> ' in Clear Creek County- children and the elderly. With more episodes of respiratory <br /> illness, children miss school days and report poorer test scores. While we cannot <br /> ' say how effective mine's plan to reduce of dust and particulates would be, or exactly <br /> which communities will suffer,we can say that with certainty that any increase in <br /> illness or death is not worth the risk. In addition,with potential health risks, the <br /> Easterseals Rocky Mountain Village is likely to shut down, causing a substantial loss <br /> in revenue and services for Clear Creek County communities. Furthermore, the <br /> possibility of ensuing lawsuits could be expensive for both Clear Creek County and <br /> ' the mine owners and operators. <br /> Real Estate Vulnerability: Current property owners in Empire could not have <br /> ' anticipated the shocks to property values that are attendant to sand and gravel pits. <br /> As a consequence, they are financially vulnerable to its impact. Median assessed <br /> property values in Empire,which are lower than Clear Creek averages,would fall by <br /> ' nearly 13 percent from $213,199 to $178,910 should the gravel pit be implemented. <br /> Total losses to Empire property owners in total would be in the range of$4.4 million <br /> to $7.2 million. <br /> ' Additional Costs of Traffic Congestion: The expected average flow of 310 daily <br /> vehicle round-trips back and forth from Denver to Exit 232 on I-70 from mine <br /> ' operations -- primarily very heavy gravel dump trucks, will substantially increase <br /> 2 <br />
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