Deseret News | Green river uranium-mill hearing is postponed - 0 views
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Energy Net on 19 Dec 08The Utah Division of Water Rights has postponed a hearing on a company's plans to build a uranium mill near the Green River, and Moab-based watchdog group Red Rock Forests said Tuesday that the delay is a sign that the company isn't ready to face regulators' concerns. Colorado-based Mancos Resources has applied for water rights on the Green River for use at a proposed uranium mill near the city of Green River. The Utah Division of Water Rights is supposed to hold batches of public hearings twice a year, if needed, in each county to discuss water-rights applications and any related protests. Red Rock Forests issues director Harold Shepherd and other critics protested Mancos' water-rights application earlier this year, saying the state should not grant the rights.