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GENERAL HEALTH AND WELFARE <br />- Increase in dust and air pollutants. <br />- During operation there would be a statistical increase in traffic accidents. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />1. Initiate a study of the short and long term accumulative impact of gravel pit <br />mining and other river uses in the Dolores River watershed (multi-county study). <br />It is difficult to make good decisions with high confidence levels without the data <br />to backup one's views. This study could be conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of <br />Engineers, the U.S. Geological Survey or by a consulting firm. <br />2. Place a moratorium on gravel pit mining until the accumulative impact of existing <br />and future gravel pits can be evaluated. <br />3. From the above study the county develops a floodplain management plan and <br />implements the plan as. a legal ordinance that would define limits to the type and <br />,amount of development (not limited to gravel mining) that can occur in flood <br />prone azeas. <br />Since~~ely~ <br />Robert W. Bl ' r. Professor Emeritus Geolo <br />gY <br />Acting Drrector of Center for Mountain Studies <br />Fort Lewis College <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />970-2~{7-7263 <br />Blair r@fortlewis.edu <br /> <br />