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Home My WebLink About20072605.tiff Page 1 of 1 Esther Gesick From: Robin Davis [robin@mustanghollow.com] Sent: Wednesday,August 08, 2007 8:58 AM To: menunn Subject: Musgrave makes strong statement about potential water contamination As I sit here and watch drilling rigs, backhoes, water trucks and SUV's zip up and down our normally quiet roads, I worry about what this prospecting for uranium will do to our water quality. My husband, Jay, and I were just talking about how we now need to spend around $2000 for a good water treatment system to protect us and our livestock. Just in case The good news is that this article was in the Fort Collins Coloradoan today. Aug 8, 1:48 AM EDT Musgrave concerned about uranium development in Weld County htto://hosted.ap.oro/dynamic/stories/CXO URANIUM WELD COOL-? ITE= QFOR2&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAIZLT Thank you for your coverage of the proposed uranium mining in Weld County. Please keep up the good work. Robin Davis C' FL icfl 8/1/0/2/67 `7 2007-2605 coloradoan.com - News From The Associated Press Page 1 of 2 Welcome to The Coloradoan Ft. Collins,CO. Customer coloradoan.com Weather Jobs Cars Homes Apartments Shopping Classifieds Dati coloradoan .com t: 7 days r Archive STORY SEARCH E.I Bringing Fort Collins Home Home News Aug 8, 1:48 AM EDT Local News Archives Musgrave concerned about uranium News Tips development in Weld County Sports CSU Zone Advertisement Obituaries DENVER(AP) -- Rep. Marilyn Musgrave sent a letter Tuesday asking atomic energy regulators to consider water quality as Nation/World they decide whether to allow uranium mining in Larimer and Weld Celebrations counties. Opinion Business Musgrave, R-Colo., said she's heard from residents concerned about Lifestyles water quality as a Canadian company prepares to prospect for Photo Galleries uranium near the town of Nunn. Discussion Forums Powertech Uranium Corp. last week said it received approval from YES—Your Style the Colorado Department of Natural Resources for its plan to drill test Columnists holes and wells on a 5,760-acre parcel of land. Extra T I The state's OK excludes any mining activity. Technology Musgrave sent her letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Weather advance of two public hearings planned in Casper, Wyo., and RSS Feeds ® Albuquerque, N.M. Entertainment Windsor Beacon "I vehemently oppose any effort by the NRC to usurp the authority of Communities state health departments and the Environmental Protection Agency over water quality," she wrote, adding that: "mining operations must Directories not be allowed, under any circumstances, to flaunt either state or EPA Health water quality standards." Printing Press Advertising Her letter asks the NRC to consider the issue as it prepares a Generic Customer Service Environmental Impact Statement for uranium milling facilities. Email Powertech, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has proposed a Newsletter $20 million uranium mine near the farming and ranching community of Nunn about 70 miles north of Denver. sr ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT • Company officials have said the mine could produce as much as 8 -1 %14.4 million pounds of uranium for use in nuclear power plants. I coloraao motor car Area residents are concerned about environmental damage and 1/401111111=1.1 potential health issues. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CO_URANIUM_WELD_COOL-?SITE=COFOR2... 8/10/2007 coloradoan.com -News From The Associated Press Page 2 of 2 •ADVERTISEMENT • ©2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy. ADVERTISEMENT Asia We C o n Finance Anyone ! Contact Us I Subscribe I Place an ad a Copyright©2005 The Fort Collins Coloradoan. �/ All rights reserved. Users of this site agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy I USA WHEIOND (Terms updated 7/20/05) http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CO URANIUM WELD_COOL-?SITE=COFOR2... 8/10/2007 Hello