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Show Reclamation project will seal abandoned uranium mines and Utah Navajo Health Systems receives RECA Screening grant clean Cottonwood watershed THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, October 9, 2002 - Page 2 Senator Orrin Hatch has announced that the (R-Uta- h) Health Resources and Services Administration will provide $589,181 to Utah Navajo in Health Systems Wednesday October 9 Monticcllo City Council meets, 7 p.m., Monticello City Office. Bianding City Council meets, 7 p.m., Bianding City Office. Bluff Service Area & Wastewater Committee meeting, 7 p.m.. Bluff Community Center. Social Security rep at Family Services, Monticcllo, 9:30 a.m.. Social Security rep at Bianding Workforce Services, 1 :30 p.m. Thursday October 10 Social Security rep at Bianding Workforce Services, 8 a.m. Friday October 11 Dinch Committee meeting, 10 a.m., Aneth Chapter Monday October 14 SJ County admin offices open, regular business hours SJ County Commission meeting, 10 a.m., Commission Chambers, Monticello. The Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program requires grant recipients to complete the following: Develop education programs and distribute information on cancers and other diseases caused by radiation and the importance of early detec- Montezuma Creek to aid those harmed by the mining, transport and processing of uranium and the testing of tion; Screen eligible individunuclear weapons. o als for cancer and other disWith this grant, Utah Health Systems will pro- eases caused by radiation; Provide appropriate refervide screening and early detection of those who suffer from rals for medical treatment; illand d Help document Radiation nesses, allowing them to start treatment when it can be the Exposure Compensation Promost effective, Hatch said. gram claims. . For more information on the The grant is the first under the new Radiation Exposure Radiation Exposure Screening Screening and Education Pro- and Education Program, visit gram created by the Radiation http:bphc.hrsa.govreseD. Exposure Compensation Act The program is administered (RECA) Amendments of 2000, through the Health Resources legislation authored by Hatch and Services Administration, which is a branch of the Deand signed into law in 2001. The RECA program, started partment of Health and Huafter legislation sponsored by man Services. Hatch was signed into law in 1990, has provided compensation to thousands of individuals - both workers and civilRe-Ele- ct ians - who were not informed about the health hazards associated with radiation from the nuclear test site in Nevada and who became ill due to their Na-vaj- radiation-exposure-relate- A historic uranium mining area now riddled with hazardous abandoned mine openings is the target of the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Minings Abandoned Mine Reclamation H present that could cause health problems. Uranium mining occurred at the Cottonwood Canyon area Program. Construction activities this fall will close abandoned uranium mine openings and remove dump materials from the Cottonwood Creek drainage west of Bianding, Utah. The project, a partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and the USDA Forest Service, will improve the watershed area while protecting the public from radiation hazards associated with the mines. While the mines themselves can present numerous physical hazards, we are also worried about the potential effects of radiation, explained during the 1950s uranium boom with much ofthe ore concentrated onsite and processed in the Moab and Grand Junc- tion area. The Utah Aban- doned Mine Reclamation Program previously completed three projects in the area to protect the public and improve the environment. The project design will preserve the historic nature ofthe area while protecting the public from the dangers associated with the radiation, remove dump materials from stream channels, and reduce damage program manager Mark to the environment. Mesch. I dont want it to k BRUCE BUNKER exposure. sound as if people who venture into these mines would emerge glowing with radiation, but there certainly is a level it it it it EXPERIENCED QUALIFIED San Juan County PROVEN ASSESSOR Dedicated to the job! QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor of Science Degree Major. Business Minors: 0Q With Down 0 THERES NO BETTER TIME TO FINANCE A HONDA ATV Financing - Brigham Young University Management Accounting. Computer Science & Economics San Juan County Assessor 1 3 years serving the people of San Juan County State Licensed Certified Appraiser: Residential, Commercial, & Personal Property State Licensed Building Official Member of the International Association of Assessing Officers Member of the International Conference of Building Officials 30 years experience in the construction industry -- PROVEN LEADERSHIP & EXPERIENCE Elected Positions President - Utah Assessors Association 1996 Vice President - Utah Assessors Association 1995 President - Utah Appraisal Trust 1997, 1998 Vice President - Utah Appraisal Trust 1996 Secretary Treasurer - Utah Appraisal Trust 1995 Multi-Coun- ty Multi-coun- ty Multi-Coun- ty Down to Earth Deals are underway at your Honda Dealer. 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