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a' • • f The accuracy of the wetland locations, acreage, and boundaries on the project contour map (two foot contour intervals; one inch equals 400 feet) cannot be validated to check the claimed error of within 5% of the true acreage. From my experience wetland maps prepared by non-surveyors at sites with low relief (difficult to determine where field data points should be placed) often have enormous errors. The use of 1 inch to 400 feet scale maps magnifies any errors showing the actual wetland boundary. Prior to revision of the project maps to amend wetlands data is an appropriate time to have all wetland boundaries validated and field located by a licensed land surveyor on a more manageable map scale, such as I inch to 200 feet. I request that Boulder County's Land Use Department reject the pending permit applications from Southwestern Portland Cement Company. The applicant's failure to submit accurate environmental information for regulators and the public to evaluate impacts and alternatives for reduction of cumulative impacts in Dowe Flats is justification for rejection. The delay in this permitting process will also provide other benefits such as allowing the public to regroup and assist Southwestern in identifying other reducible impacts, both on and offsite. I am willing to volunteer time to help Southwestern identify action items that would produce awin-win situation for Southwestern and the State of Colorado. For example, currently the project relies too heavily on future benefits to the public from the hypothetical reservoir with total disregard for damages to the public from adversely affected recreational use and decreased aesthetic values from Boulder County's Rabbit Mountain Open Space view- shed (surrounding areas easily viewed from inside the park). There are several incompatible land use options for Dowe Flats that Southwestern may find appropriate to discuss at this time. An example of an incompatible land use following the quarry operation would be a subdivision abutting Rabbit Mountain Open Space. One impact from loss of prairie would be removal of an important part of the food chain provided by the prairie habitat at Dowe Flats causing permanent loss of critical habitats for several wildlife species at the abutting Boulder County Rabbit Mountain Open Space park. As a strawman [suggest that impacts from the quarry operations would be more balanced if the permit is shortened to a reasonable duration of 12 to 15 years and then the former quarry site is donated to the State of Colorado for wildlife management and recreational use to reduce the tax burden to Southwestern. This could be part of the mitigation plan to avoid serious damage to Rabbit Mountain Open Space, a socially responsible gift to the public from a previous landowner with forsight. Since a private citizen could justify donation of 1,500 acres that created the Rabbit Mountain Open Space then I would like to know what is needed to encourage Southwestern to help protect this public treasure and historic American Indian ceremonial site.