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,. Response to Jerald M. Young Delta Paving Gravel Pit File No. M-98-105 Page 2 Noise pollution and property value issues may be appropriately addressed by the Delta County governing authority. Dust and air pollution issues are appropriately addressed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80222. A More important consideration is the negative effect this proposed p/ant wil/ have on the wild life in fhis area. While eating breakfast each morning, / am treated to a parade of wi/d /ife inc/uding Ba/d Eag/es, 8/ue Herons, deer and many others. This area is tru/y a wi/dlife paradise that wi!! be /ost with the proposed development. The Rules require that the application address wildlife issues and that the application be reviewed and commented upon by the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW). The DOW wildlife statement, included in the application, indicates a great diversity of wildlife species present. However, the DOW statement also indicates that measurable impacts to wildlife, resulting from the proposed operation, will be reduced or eliminated due to the method of mining and reclamation proposed in the application. / am a/so concerned that this industrial activity so c/ose to the Gunnison River may have a negative eco/ogica/ impact on our river wafers and the fish that inhabit them. The Act and Rules requires that the application demonstrate how permitted operations will minimize disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and of the surrounding area and to the quantity or quality of water in surface and groundwater systems both during and after the mining operation and during reclamation. DMG has requested that the applicant submit additional clarification to the application, addressing how operations will minimize impacts to the hydrologic systems. As noted above, the application includes a wildlife statement from the DOW. The statement provided by DOW includes recommendations for minimizing potential impacts to fish and fish habitat. DMG has requested that the operator provide additional information to the application, clarifying how the proposed operation has addressed DOW recommendations. DMG has also received comment from the US Army Corps of Engineers, indicating that a Department of the Army permit may be required because jurisdictional waters of the US, including wetlands, are located within the proposed affected area. DMG has requested that the applicant demonstrate how operations will be conducted to ensure compliance with applicable federal requirements, as required by the Act and Rules. The increase of truck trove/ on Highway 65 is a/so a concern. This highway is a/ready very busy and one can imagine that any increase may cause an increase in traffic accidents. As noted above, DMG authority is limited to enforcement of the Act and Rules. The Act