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Oa/28/99 05:11 F.~1S 9i052~39i HIGA COUNTRF ~~En• ~p~ <br />Apni 29, 1499 <br />Tbia statement canrartutes the trs[imony of the Western Slope Environmental <br />Srsopnx Cottnal (WSFRC) regarding the Delta PavittQ .ravel Pit P~mut Application M-98-1Q5_ <br />W9AtC is a grassroots non-profit conservation organization based in <br />PaOQla. Cla, and dedicated to ptote~ting nd nhan ing ihp envimnmayr an~i tali _ of life in delta ('nttnty <br />and Calot~o:s Western Slope. WSERC organized in 1977 and eow has approximately 200 members. <br />Intp~ of indulmrial development on wildfife.hahitei,water a ralirv nd he integtity of_the.Gunnison River <br />iPJE t7f gl+eat t'AnCeIII tn.our memba6hlp. Oar members five adjacent to the proposed gravel mine, use the <br />nverll~htt~ag, fisbingendtvildltft• wat_ rFtingand rny 1 th ~mn4c-nd ~L,rnarle Pn mote to hns, <br />aat~wat. The presence of a gravel pit operation has the potential to impact our Waal quality of life <br />in mffity ways: from noise, dust and lightpollution, ta.effectv~npriv~rP property values~ud the impacrs <br />oa 1~ w~atecs . -. <br />t'au organiration has been notified of the mitigations agreement drawn up between Delta County <br />8114 t1bE Grand 7tmetirm Apr and Snpply ('n and w am I~raced that manv of the impanc n acid ~f <br />1~ICr'tl]Rtlsdiction have now been addressed. There are still however, a few points we hope the Mined <br />Utld 1~' 8ma31r1n $Oa>il wj]] ~,., t~fttl(;! rnnnidPr nd in Ittd tie ~rmit ennditinne for thic anplicatinn <br />Fast, as we have stated in previous comments, we find the reclamation plan to be inadequate. in <br />the 1~'tMalp »~prrt~ by WAllarp Fsilrcnn it ctaMC that the,gnal of rr~]amatinn ic~nf in feet habitat <br />lmand thetshe applicant's proposed reclamation plans meet the minimum standards under the Act <br />~(~, pre ggk the Divr910n ~ lltrinptalc and fr ning)r act rl~A by yn t h Mi rrl i and Rrrlamat;pn <br />t <br />130Afid bD Qpbdd }[our mission tn_`eonserve natural resources and to aid in the protection of wildlife and <br />I~@CE9r.L9~8ted Injhe ~'nncintrtinn Materials Rnl -c and Regnlatinnc cettino hiphrr <br />t~ ertut m'n~ng land USC. <br />Ses 1612, Paonia CO 81428 Phone ~ Fax 970/527-5307 wserc@rmi.net <br />