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      From: Wayne Peay <waynejpeay@gmail.com> 
      To: <snakevalley@utah.gov> 
      Date: Tuesday - September 29, 2009 5:36 PM 
      Subject: Snake Valley Agreement 




      To whom it may concern:

        I volunteer for the Raptor Inventory Nest Survey that monitors
      raptor populations on Utah's West Desert.  This is remarkable country
      but I have found it to be surprisingly fragile.  An ATV track will be
      visible for years.  The invasion of exotics plants, especially
      cheatgrass, is having a vary significant impact on wildlife
      populations.

        I am very concerned about the rush to an agreement on the Snake
      Valley water.  This agreement, if it turns out to be a mistake, will
      have huge and long-lasting impacts on our state.  We cannot afford to
      get this agreement wrong.  Extensive study of the aquifer must be
      conducted and any allocations that are considered should be begin at
      the most conservative level and only increased after the impacts are
      carefully measured.

        Again, we cannot afford to get this decision wrong.  There is no rush.

            Sincerely,

                 Wayne J. Peay
                 8804 Tracy Drive
                 Sandy, UT  84093