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<br />~II ~I~~I~~I~~~~~~I~ <br />999 <br />fj©~~~'/F_(Z ®F 19856 HWY. 145 <br />Va[!C ~/C~ DOLORES, CO.81323 <br />PILE. M 1=1~E COPY <br />SITE; ~ _ Zo°~, zsiot Receives <br />~~ ~AN2 <br />h ~°<</e ~. 3 1 2001 9 ~1 <br />TO: MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD ~ inerals and Ceolo O' ~'~~M9o F ~ <br />C.C. DMG, CWCB,CDWR, WQCC, CDOI~f, ~9P}~ qp rvfap~ o~ ie/d ph. <br />erg 8 Geolp~, <br />CFAR [CITIZENS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY] IS A GROUP OF LOCAL <br />RESIDENTS CONCERNED WITH THE AESTHETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL, PRESERVATION <br />OF THE DOLORES RIVER VALLEY, A DESIGNATED NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY. <br />WE FEELTHAT THE CARELESS AND UNPLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF GRAVEL <br />OPERATIONS ALONG HWAY 145 THREATENS THE IN'T'EGRITY OF THIS BI3AUT[_FUL <br />AREA AND THE PURITY OF THE RIVER AND GROUNDWATER. WILDLIFE HABITAT IS <br />AFFECTED AND PROPERTY DEVALUED. <br />IN THE NEAR FUTURE, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING AN APPLICATION FROM FOUR <br />STATES AGGREGATE TO BEGIN A GRAVEL OPERATION AT THE L[NE CAMP, PAST MIT_.E <br />MARKER 19 ON HWAY 145 IN DOLORES. THE MONTEZUMA COUNTY BOARD OF <br />COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THIS REQUEST AFTER WITNESSING THE STRONGLY <br />EXPRESSED OBJECTIONS OF RESIDENTS DUR]NG THREE CHAMBER PACKED HEARINGS <br />AND INUMERAI3LE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. WE URGE YOU TO CONSLDER THIS <br />APPLICATION IN LIGHT OF OUR CONCERNS. <br />IF APPROVED, THE LINE CAMP GRAVEL OPERATION WOULD BE JUST ONE MILE UP <br />RIVER FROM THE RECENTLY EXPANDED TAM PIT OPERATION.. WE COULD ANTICIPATE <br />ONE NAVY TRUCK EVERY THREE MINUTES. AS RESIDENTS OF THE DOLORES RIVER <br />VALLEY, WE ARE SUBJECT TO THE NOISE OF THE GRAVEL TRUCKS AND THEIR DEISEL <br />POLLUTION. TOURISM WOULD BE THREATENED AND SAFE TRAVEL FOR VISITORS AND <br />RESIDENTS SEVER.LY COMPROMISED. THESE VEHICLES ESSENTIALLY STOP AND <br />BLOCK BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC WHEN MAKING TURNS ON 145, A 60 MPH ZONE. THIS <br />IS TLIE ONLY ROUTE FOR RE$NENTS AND ONE OF TWO TO TELLURIDE. <br />THE GRAVEL PITS ALONG THE DOLORES RIVER ARE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN AND INTO <br />THE WATER TA>31<E. 13AVE YOU EVALUATED THE EFFECTS OF MUL•TIPL•E PITS ALONG <br />THE RIVER WITH RESPECT TO WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY? WHAT ABOUT THE <br />QUALITY OF WELL WATER AND GROUNDWATER QUANTITY? TIC DOLORES RIVER <br />