GENERAL35819

• Permit No: M1977300
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 4/12/1989
• Doc Name: NORTH/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY PLAN
• From: CDOH
• To: JEFFERSON CNTY PLANNING DEPT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
4210 East 11th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
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Roy Romer
Governor
Thomas M. Vernon. M D.
Executive Director
Ms. Janet Stromberg, Project Manager
Jefferson County Planning Department
1700 Arapahoe
Golden, Colorado 80419-0001
Dear Ms. Stromberg:
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STATE OF COLORADO
April 10, 1989
Re: North/Central Mountains Community Plan
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Pursuant to your request, the following is provided regarding
several areas of concern for future development:
1. There are uranium mine waste dumps at the 'Schwartzwalder alEd
other mines which should not be built upon nor used for
construction purposes. We refer you to the Colorado Mined
Land Reclamation Division (866-3567) for further information.
2. There are a number of uranium enriched ore bodies in the area
which should not be built upon nor used for construction
~j; purposes. Tde refer to you the Colorado Ceolcgical Survey
(866-2611) for further information.
3. A number of private wells in the Coal Creek Canyon area have
been identified as having elevated levels of radioactivity
(radium, uranium or radon). Although removal processes arE:
available for these constituents, careful design is requirE~d
to avoid additional radiation problems. Large scale
treatment facilities could engender radiation and waste
disposal problems. Only a small fraction of existing well:l
have been tested by their owners so the extent of the problem
is unknown. (There is not state jurisdiction or testing
program.) We would recommend that the Colorado Geological
Survey be consulted for risk areas before new wells are
drilled, and that testing be done before hookups are made.