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minimize the introduction of particulate matter into tr.e <br />ambient air caused by the truck traffic. The short ham= <br />road, with a verticle drop of less than 600 feet, greatly <br />improves the economics of the operation. <br />Alternative #1 - Take no action <br />This alternative would result in the loss of a high <br />grade limestone source in this part of the state. After one <br />more season of operating the present quarry, it would be <br />closed down and reclamation of the disturbed areas would <br />commence. <br />Although the environmental aspects of this alternative <br />are obviously favorable over the others, the expense of <br />importing limestone from the eastern slope of Colorado, or <br />even from further locations, would increase mining costs in <br />this area which are already economically marginal. The <br />relatively small impact on the environment of the area from <br />the operation of a limestone quarry is easily offset by the <br />economic advantage of having one in this area. The Company <br />limestone operation in the Glenwood Springs-Carbondale area <br />provides full time employment for 8 persons and summer <br />employment for 11 more. <br />Alternative #2 (Labeled "2" on the map) <br />This alternative would be the expansion of the present <br />quarry site to include a new limestone outcrop approximtely <br />500 yards to the southeast. No more high grade limestone <br />can be quarried at the present location without removing an <br />