[Awclist] [Fwd: RRFW Riverwire - DESOLATION CANYON NEEDS YOUR HELP!]

[Thomas Robey]

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Subject: 	RRFW Riverwire - DESOLATION CANYON NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Date: 	Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:06:52 -0700
From: 	Riverwire <riverwire at rrfw.org>
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Organization: 	River Runners for Wilderness
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RRFW Riverwire - DESOLATION CANYON NEEDS YOUR HELP!

March 11, 2006

There are only TWO DAYS left to send in comments on this Alert.

The Green River through the Uinta Basin and Desolation Canyons and the 
river experience associated with this area is in jeopardy of being 
significantly altered by increased gas well production.

The Vernal BLM recently issued a Notice of Intent to prepare the Gasco 
Natural Gas Field Development EIS. This gas field development would 
authorize 1,538 gas wells to be drilled in an area just west of Upper 
Desolation Canyon and north of Nine Mile Canyon. Several hundred wells 
would be located in either proposed wilderness areas or proposed and 
existing areas of critical environmental concern.

In addition, there are proposed wells all along the Sand Wash Road and 
the Wrinkles Road, the two main access points for running the Desolation 
and Upper Desolation Canyon stretches of the Green River.

This link: _http://www.blm.gov/utah/vernal/gasco/index.htm 
<http://www.blm.gov/utah/vernal/gasco/index.htm.>_ is to the BLM project 
page with information about the project.

Your quick e-mail or written comments on this would really help. Besides 
your own thoughts on what this area means to you, here are some points 
your comments might also contain:

-This area still reflects the remote nature of these stretches of river 
and their abundance of wildlife, natural quiet, dark skies and wild 
qualities.

-The Desolation and Uinta basin section of the Green river will become 
just another stretch of river sandwiched between an industrial area if 
this project goes forward.

-The area and its visitors will suffer from the round-the-clock hum of 
human industry if this plan is approved.

-Wells should not be located within the proposed Wild and Scenic River 
boundary.

-Wells should not be located just outside the boundary, and should not 
be located close to the Green River.

Your voice counts! Besides, it’s quick and easy to comment.

Be sure to mention your comments are in regards to the Gasco Production 
Company's Uintah Basin Natural Gas Development Project.

By Email:
_Stephanie_Howard at blm.gov <mailto:Stephanie_Howard at blm.gov> _

By Mail:
Stephanie Howard
Environmental Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management
170 South 500 East
Vernal, Utah 84078

Your comments need to be postmarked by March 13, 2006. River Runners For 
Wilderness would like to thank Herm Hoops for alerting us to this 
situation.

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