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~~~~ ~ 19856 HWY. 145 DOLORES, CO. 8 ] 323 1/25/01 TO: MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD C.C. DMG, CWCB,CDWR, WQCC, CDOW, CDOT CFAR [CITIZENS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY] IS A GROUP OF LOCAL RESIDENTS CONCERNED W[TH THE AESTHETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION OF THE DOLORES RIVER VALLEY, A DESIGNATED NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY. WE FEELTHAT THE CARELESS AND UNPLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF GRAVEL OPERATIONS ALONG HWAY 145 TI-IItEATENS THE INTEGRITY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL AREA AND THE PURITY OF THE RIVER AND GROUNDWATER. WILDLIFE HABITAT IS AFFECTED AND PROPERTY DEVALUED. IN THE NEAR FUTURE, YOU WIl.L BE CONSIDERING AN APPLICATION FROM FOUR STATES AGGREGATE TO BEGIN A GRAVEL OPERATION AT THE LINE CAMP, PAST MLLE MARKER 19 ON HWAY 145 IN DOLORES. THE MONTEZUMA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THIS REQUEST AFTER WITNESSING THE STRONGLY EXPRESSED OBJECTIONS OF RESIDENTS DURING THREE CHAMBER PACKED HEARINGS AND INUNiERABLE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. WE URGE YOU TO CONSipER THIS APPLICATION IN LIGHT OF OUR CONCERNS. IF APPROVED, THE LINE CAMP GRAVEL OPERATION WOULD BE JUST ONE MILE UP RIVER FROM THE RECENTLY EXPANDED TAM PIT OPERATION..WE COULD ANTIC~ATE ONE HEAVY TRUCK EVERY THREE MINUTES. AS RESIDENTS OF THE DOLORES RIVER VALLEY, WE ARE SUBJECT TO THE NOISE OF THE GRAVEL TRUCKS AND THEIR DEISEL POLLUTION. TOURISM WOULD BE THREATENED AND SAFE TRAVEL FOR VISITORS AND RESIDENTS BEVERLY COMPROMISED. THESE VEHICLES ESSENTL~L.LY STOP AND BLOCK BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC WHEN MAKING TURNS ON 145, A 60 MPH ZONE. THIS IS TN_E ONLY ROUTE FOR RESIDENTS AND ONE OF TWO TO TELLURIDE. THE GRAVEL PITS ALONG THE DOLORES RIVER ARE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN AND INTO TEIE WATER TABLE. HAVE YOU EVALUATED THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE PITS ALONG THE RIVER WITH RESPECT TO WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY? WHAT ABOUT THE QUALITY OF WELL WATER ANI? GROUNDWATER QUANTITY? THE DOLORES RIVER