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_,{ =.~ 0228/1994 14:01 FROM US EPA - RB WTR MGT D1U TO 97820390 P.03 <br />. ' • '• <br />C. Uvlny and Health <br />1. Dust and Emissions <br />a. effects on people and persons with respiratory problems. <br />b. effects on livestock and agriculture. <br />c. prevailing winds directly axed adjacent landowners as wail as valley <br />pollution. <br />2. Noise • deabets emitted from crushing, heavy equipment, trucks, and the <br />production plants. <br />3. Emissions from the asphalt and concrete plants in air and water (i. e. <br />webs. irrigation, and surface and ground waters). <br />4. V oration -residents living in cbsz vicinity of crushing operations feel vibrations during <br />crushing Operatbn. This affects living standards as well as animals. <br />D. Environment <br />1. Wetlands boated on edge of proposed operatbn. <br />2. Effects on wildlHe (.e. waterfowl, bald eagles, deer populations, and <br />5sheries): <br />3. Water tables - surface and ground <br />a. Irrigation - adjaont landowners receive water from the dAelr that passes <br />through the ioresaid properties. <br />E. U.S. Highway 550 South ' <br />t. Traffic contusbn <br />2. Truck traffic -possible effects of surrounding residences, businesses. <br />agriwlttrral stock drives. agricultural traffic. and Ur>compafrgre River <br />Trail. <br />F. County Zoning <br />On Monday, January 3t 1994, an agricultural rezoning hearing was herd to <br />address such issues. Our community of Montrose e~ressed to our County <br />Commissioners and Planners a strong support for a new definition of <br />zoning in our county so that such incompatible uses wilt not continue to take <br />place. This proposal has been in the the working for months before the <br />hearing took place. On Wednesday, February 16 1994,1his issue is to oe voted <br />an, please contact County Commissioner Cindy Bowen at (303) 249-7755 to understand <br />what our community desires. <br />In final statement, we feel the proposed use of properties at 21830 Hwy. 550 S., is in <br />Conflict with the surrounding. theme of our community. Reclamation is not tl•te issue <br />here, it is the time of mining and production that will have the most adverse effects on <br />the surrounding area. <br />Respectfully, <br />Citizens to Preserve Scenic 550 South <br />c%: United Companies <br />Cob. Div, of Water Resources <br />Colo. Dept. 01 Health <br />Army Corps of Engineers <br />Environmental Protection Agency <br />State Rep. Steve Acquatresca, (R) - Cedaredge <br />Montrose County Commissioners <br />{ ~ ., <br />7.. r: .l.`~~.~1 , ` M L <br />~ \ \ . <br />if~fty E~.3 S [ j~ <br />~~fj,c <br />;' =~` `~ <br />