On April 27, 2013,
Roanoke River Basin Association will hold its annual board of directors meeting
at he Kerr Dam Visitor Center,
1930 Mays Chapel Rd, Boydton, VA 23917.
The meeting will start at 10:30 a.m. and is open to the public.
The meeting will start at 10:30 a.m. and is open to the public.
The meeting will begin with honoring the Association's president Harold Carawan for his service, followed by uranium mining presentations.
At the close of the... meeting, the board members and guests will be invited to tour an easy access kayak launch, the Roanoke River Basin Association’s Upper Reach initiative to provide handicapped outdoors enthusiasts with equal access to paddling on the beautiful Roanoke .
The meeting agenda will include the following presentations by the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic headed by Clinical Professor of Law and Clinic Director, Ryke Longest.
1. Water impacts of uranium exploratory activities and regulatory weaknesses of Virginia’s current uranium exploration program.
2. Long-term impacts of the proposed uranium mining project on the local labor shed in Southside Virginia .
3. The economic viability of the proposed uranium mining project in the Roanoke’s watershed: recent trends in the price, and supply and demand of uranium on the global market; projections of future growth in supply and demand; cost advantages in other uranium-producing regions.
Contact: Andrew Lester, Executive Director, (434) 250-1185
The meeting agenda will include the following presentations by the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic headed by Clinical Professor of Law and Clinic Director, Ryke Longest.
1. Water impacts of uranium exploratory activities and regulatory weaknesses of Virginia’s current uranium exploration program.
2. Long-term impacts of the proposed uranium mining project on the local labor shed in Southside Virginia .
3. The economic viability of the proposed uranium mining project in the Roanoke’s watershed: recent trends in the price, and supply and demand of uranium on the global market; projections of future growth in supply and demand; cost advantages in other uranium-producing regions.
Contact: Andrew Lester, Executive Director, (434) 250-1185
