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produced. Approximately 4% of this payment is returned to the State of Colorado. C and J employs approximately 15 to 17 people. Table 5. Example of products in La Plata County and hauling distance to Durango. Approx. Hauling Supplier Main Products Source Distance to Durango C and J Gravel Products Road Base Grandview Pit < 1 miles (BLM lease) Four Corners Materials Ready Mix Cugnini Pit (private) 12 miles SandCo, Inc Gravel Products Animas River Valley pits 10 miles (private) Hocker Construction Gravel Products Hocker Pit (private) 15 miles (oil & gas industry) Sky Ute Sand and Gravel Gravel Products Weaselskin Pit (Tribal land) 20 miles (oil & gas industry) Demand for Gravel Products in Durango and La Plata County La Plata County has been experiencing faster population growth than the rest of Colorado and U.S. The population of La Plata County in 2006 was about 50,000. Between 2000 and 2006, La Plata County grew at an average annual compounded rate of 2 percent; twice the rate of the U.S. and faster than the rest of Colorado at 1.7 percent. (Durango Business Improvement District 2007). Forecasts for population growth in La Plata expect accelerated growth. The average annual compounded increase in population is forecasted to be 2.4 percent in La Plata County between 2006 and 2010 while Colorado is forecasted to grow at 1.6 percent per year. Similarly, per capita personal income in La Plata County is growing faster than Colorado and the U.S. Per capital personal income in La Plata County grew at an average annual compounded rate of 1.5 percent between 2000 and 2006, more than twice the growth rate for Colorado (0.6 percent) and the U.S. (0.7 percent). The forecast for per capita personal income growth is 1.2 percent for La Plata County between 2006 and 2010, about the same as Colorado and the U.S. This growth in population and personal income will drive new construction and demand for government services and infrastructure. In 2006, construction comprised 17 percent of total income in La Plata County and was one of the strongest sectors in the economy (Colorado Business Economic Outlook 2008). "Given the continued strength in the local economy, particularly the construction sector and the high price of natural gas, it is anticipated that unemployment will remain low in 2008, below 3.5% in La Plata County" (Colorado Business Economic Outlook 2008). About two-thirds of the 1340 total lane miles in La Plata County are unpaved (CAPA 2006). Gravel road construction and maintenance in La Plata County will continue to be a major gravel consumer. La Plata County's capital expenditure plan for 2008 to 2012 includes about $4 million per year in 2009 through 2012 for General Construction-Roads (La Plata County 2008). CDOT has initiated plans to relocate the intersection of US 160 and US 550. Environmental Consequences Grandview Gravel Pit Expansion Environmental Assessment 29