Dove Mountain / At a glance
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
By Tony Davis
Sunday, 24 December 2000
The bulldozers are rolling again at the Dove Mountain project in the Tortolita Foothills, more than a year after
problems with the endangered pygmy owl halted all clearing for the 6,500-home development.
Two new federal permits and a favorable U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biological opinion triggered the resumption
of grading a little more than a week ago at the project in Marana. The federal clearance stems from an agreement
by Dove Mountain developer Cottonwood Properties to preserve 2,397 acres of owl-friendly land at an undetermined
location.
The permits came from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency. The Corps must
approve building activity affecting major washes on the site. The EPA must approve controls of storm water runoff
for any development 5 acres or larger.
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