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III III III IIIIIII III Doc ~e:1211112001 <br />_ ~~ ~~ ~ <br />YJ I ~ 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES INFORMATION <br />3.1 OBJECTIVES <br />The objectives of this section are to provide the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Division (MLRD) a complete and accurate description of the <br />environmental resources which may be affected by coal mining <br />operations. <br />3.2 SITE DESCRIPTION AND LAND IISE INFORMATION <br />General <br />The Snowmass Coal Project is located in the lower Roaring Fork Valley <br />several miles above the confluence of the Roaring Fork and Colorado <br />Rivers. See Drawing D-3-1 for general locations. <br />The Roaring Fork Valley is a natural geographic corridor between <br />Glenwood Springs (1980 population 4,637), where the Roaring Fork and <br />Colorado Rivers meet, and the town of Aspen (1980 population 3,678), <br />which is directly west of the Continental Divide. Within this corri- <br />dor, State Highway 82 connects these towns, as well as several other <br />valley communities, including Carbondale, Basalt, and Snowmass (1980 <br />populations 2,084, 529 and 999 respectively). Glenwood Springs and <br />Aspen are the county seats of Garfield and Pitkin Counties, respec- <br />tively. Large areas on both sides of the Roaring Fork Valley comprise <br />parts of the White River National Forest. The Bureau of Land <br />Management (BLM) also holds some tracts. Most of the valley bottoms, <br />side slopes, and near ridges are under private ownership. <br />Since the mid-1960'5, the area has undergone considerable growth in <br />population. Many valley residents commute daily between towns. <br />Residential, commercial, and industrial development has occurred and <br />~I <br />3-1 <br />