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;~ 999 <br />,. <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />Patti Shwayde4 Acting &ewtive Director <br />Dedicated to prcnecting and improving the health and environment olthe people of Colorado <br />4300 Cherry' Crcek Dr. S. Laboratory Building <br />Denver, Colorado 80222-1530 4210 E. 11th Avenue <br />Phone 1303) 692-2000 Denver, Colorado 802 20-3 71 6 <br />1303) 691-4700 <br />April 12, 1995 <br />Mr. Berhan Keffelew <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />OF ~O/0 <br />Ne4. \~~ <br />~!!'!6 ~ <br />-1p=(;~~~~ IetadoDepartment <br />of Public Health <br />APR 18 ~~ Environment <br />)ivls:on of ~anllesais rk Geoio9Y <br />Western Aggregates, Inc. <br />Section 16 Mine; permit #M 94 045 <br />Bluestone Mine; permit #M 91 035 <br />Dear :Berhan: <br />In our original comments regarding these mining applications, we <br />identified the need for the operator to have specific procedures in <br />place for emergency response related to incidents at the Rocky <br />Flats Site. As the coordinating agency for Rocky Flats off-site <br />emergency preparedness, the Colorado Department of Public Health <br />and Environment (CDPHE) has the responsibility for ensuring the <br />ability of surrounding emergency response agencies to control <br />acces:a to and from surrounding areas in an emergency, and manage <br />evacuation of imperiled areas if warranted. <br />Previous information provided by the applicant in response to our <br />concerns indicated that they had reached agreement with DOE for <br />Sr'AI's emergency preparedness and response to an incident at the <br />Site. According to DOE's Emergency Preparedness Branch, they are <br />currently unaware of any emergency procedures developed by WAI for <br />their personnel, who will be working within the Rocky Flats buffer <br />zone. Until the last week when we raised this question, DOE had not <br />been working with WAI on this issue. WAI was not involved in the <br />recent: emergency response exercise conducted on March 29, 1995, <br />which involved on and off site response agencies. <br />Should you allow expanded operations in the areas on or adjacent to <br />the Site, I request that you require documentation of WAI's <br />integration into the DOE and offsite emergency preparedness system. <br />