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From: Esther Gesick
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:14 PM
To: 'bobsuz@camsphoto.com'
Subject: FW: TMSM-Spam: Uranium mining
Attachments: LEUraniumEmail.doc
£UraniumEmail.doc
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To: Suzanne Yehle and Robert Gobeille
Please see the attached response.
Esther E. Gesick
Deputy Clerk to the Board
915 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
(970)356-4000 X4226
(970)352-0242 (fax)
Original Message
From: William Garcia
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:57 PM
To: Esther Gesick
Subject: FW: TMSM-Spam: Uranium mining
Original Message
From: bobsuz [mailto:bobsuz@camsphoto.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:52 PM
To: William Garcia
Subject: TMSM-Spam: Uranium mining
Dear Commissioner Garcia,
We are Weld County residents living very close (2 miles west) to one
of the proposed PowerTech uranium mine sites. We have a number of very,
very strong concerns about having either an open pit mine or a solution mine
close to our house. Both types of mines would be potential sources of air,
light, noise, and water pollution. Mining would have a severe impact on
Weld County's road infrastructure.
Air pollution from both wind blown radioactive and non radioactive
dust is a given. Just driving vehicles around on the fragile local soils
causes moderate to severe erosion as the ever-present wind picks up the
extremely fine soil and carries it (and any radioactive material it
contains) far from the site. The wind blows in every direction and blows
most days of the year (80%) , frequently above 50 mph. We also have concerns
about the health of nearby residents and workers at the mine/s from the
radioactive dust pollution, for which there is no safe level.
Air pollution from many, many additional vehicles hauling ore from the site
to a distant processing plant will affect local residents as well as all
those along the route. Dirt roads near the site will contribute
significantly to air pollution as well. Fast moving, large trucks kick a
lot of dust into the air, the dust plume travels far from the road before
settling.
PowerTech is proposing to mine around the clock. This will result in noise
pollution and light pollution for the neighborhood. The residents of
Laporte sure don't like the noise and lights from the local gravel mining
operation's extended hours. I can't imagine Weld County residents would be
any more pleased. New light and noise ordinances could help with this and
benefit the entire county.
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Water pollution from leach mining is a very scary prospect in an
area that depends so heavily on its aquifer for drinking and irrigation
water. Water is a scarce and valuable resource that should be kept very
safe for all of us. It should not be endangered to enrich a private company.
A polluted aquifer is impossible to clean.
Surface water pollution is also a real possibility. An open pit uranium
mine generates lots of tailings at the mining site and at the processing
site. These piles can pollute surface water that runs off the site to other
properties and might result in standing water that could be toxic to
wildlife. Spills at a solution mine could also pollute the local surface
water and the soil at the site.
Weld County' s infrastructure would take severe abuse from having
many large, fast moving trucks taking ore or solution from the site/s for
processing. Does Weld County want to spend millions on road improvements
and maintenance for a private company's profit? We do not want our tax
dollars spent to subsidize the uranium extraction industry.
Any disturbance of the loose and fragile soil of this part of Weld County is
difficult to remediate. With the very low rainfall in this region,
revegetation is very problematic and invasive weeds can easily gain the
upper hand. The mining industry as a whole and the uranium mining industry
in particular has an awful track record on the reclamation of abandoned
mining sites. Do we want an ongoing eyesore of a site that has the
potential to continue to pollute the local air and water?
Please do all you can to block uranium mining in Weld County. It
isn't worth the health and environmental risks, direct infrastructure costs,
and lowering of property values to profit a private company at the expense
of the rest of us.
Sincerely,
Suzanne Yehle
Robert Gobeille
46504 WCR 13
Ft. Collins, CO 80524
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Esther Gesick
From: Esther Gesick
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:40 AM
To: 'jlschmidt@what-wire.com'
Subject: FW: Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado
Attachments: LEUraniumEmail.doc
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Mr. and Ms. Schmidt,
Please see the attached response.
Esther E. Gesick
Deputy Clerk to the Board
915 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
(970) 356-4000 X4226
(970) 352-0242 (fax)
Original Message
From: William Garcia
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:07 AM
To: Esther Gesick
Subject: FW: Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado
From: Jason Schmidt [mailto:jlschmidt@what-wire.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:25 PM
To: scott.renfroe.senate@state.co.us; jerry.sonenberg.house@state.co.us; Trevor Jiricek;
comments.wqcd@state.co.us; Dave Long; Bill Jerke; William Garcia;
governor.ritter@state.co.us
Subject: Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado
We are very concerned about the potentially severe impacts the proposed uranium mine near
Nunn, Colorado will have on our land, water, and health. As our representative, we ask
that you do everything in your power to stop this project.
Thank You.
Jason L Schmidt
Janet L Schmidt
47045 CR 33
Nunn, CO 80648
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