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~ ~i <br />v4 <br />Letter to Mark Glab Page 2 <br />Area citizens will have an opportunity to provide input on the <br />draft permit at a prehearinq conference scheduled for Monday, March <br />16, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at the Canon City City Council Meeting Room <br />located at 612 Royal Gorge Boulevard. I strongly encourage you to <br />attend if at all possible, and make certain that your concerns are <br />addressed. I have enclosed a copy of the announcement for this <br />conference for your reference. You .will note that it includes the <br />DMG's recommendations on the permit, and the issues that are and <br />are not within the jurisdiction of the Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />(NLRB) to consider at the public hearing on the permit. The public <br />hearing on. the permit will take place the following week on either <br />March 25 or 26 at 9:00 a.m: in Room 318, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver. Glenda Williams, who sets the Board's agenda, will be able <br />to tell you or, which day the hearing will take place. She can be <br />reached at 303/866-3567; I'd recommend calling her after the 20th <br />if you are interested in attending. <br />I would like to allay your fears about the potential to <br />contaminate Canon City's water supply with the chemicals used to <br />eradicate leafy spurge. Recognizing that the Arkansas is a <br />drinking water source for Canon City, I must assume that the County <br />will exercise caution in applying the herbicides or pesticides <br />close to the River, and will follow the recommended procedures for <br />application. Should any of the chemicals enter the River, they <br />will likely be in very small quantities. If they show up in the <br />sampling results, even at trace levels, the compliance samples will <br />undergo.greater scrutiny by the Division until the problem is <br />resolved. <br />You may be comforted to know that the WQCD monitors ground <br />water extensively for pesticide and herbicide contamination, and in <br />eight years, has rarely found concentrations above detectable <br />limits. <br />I hope that I have adequately addressed your concerns. If you <br />have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at <br />303/692-3573. I welcome your interest in and concern for <br />preserving and protecting the Arkansas River and encourage you to <br />get involved in the source water protection program, a preventive <br />effort to protect public drinking water supplies. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kath7e~ en R ly, Wat rshed Coordinator <br />Arkansas S Rio Grand Basins <br />WATER QUALITY CONTR L DIV-ISION <br />Enclosures <br />cc: JGlenda Williams, NLRB <br />Fremont County SCD, Weed Board <br />Watershed File <br />