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<br />Public Notice Number 200375243
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<br />Division, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, Colorado, 80222,1530, on or before December 8,
<br />2003.
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<br />The Colorado Department of Public Healtli and Enviromnent, Water Quality Control Division also
<br />reviews each proJect with respect to the anti-degradation provision in state regulations. For further
<br />infonnation regarding anti,degradatlOn provision, please contact Mr. Hranac at the Colorado Department
<br />of Public Health and Enviromnent. Water Quality Control DiviSion, telephone (303) 692-3586,
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<br />A cultural resaurce survey had been prepared for the site. Three historic sites and two prehistoric site
<br />were found within the pemlit area. The Corps of Engineers is currently consulting with Colorado State
<br />Historical Preservation Organrzation (SHPO) in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic
<br />Preservation Act.
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<br />Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on or before December 8, 2003. Any person
<br />may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice that a public heanng be held to
<br />consider this application, Requests for public hearings shall state. with particularity, the reasons for
<br />holding a public hearing,
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<br />The decision whether to issue a pemlit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact includmg
<br />cumulative impacts af the proposed actiVity on the public mteres!. That decision will reflect the national
<br />coneem for both protection and utilization of important resources, The benefit which reasonably may be
<br />expected ta accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All
<br />factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects thereof;
<br />among those are conservation. economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, cultural
<br />values, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards. flood plain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion
<br />and accretion. recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and
<br />fiber production, mineral needs, consideration of property ownership, and in general the needs and
<br />welfare of the people,
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<br />For activities involving 404 dischorges, a pemlit will be demed If the discharge does not comply with the
<br />Environmental Protection Agency's Section 404(b) (I) guidelines. Subject to the preceding sentence and
<br />ony other applicable guidelines or criteria, a permit will be granted unless the District Engineer
<br />udermines It would be contrary to the public interest.
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<br />The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, stote, and local agencies and
<br />ofticiols; Indian Tribes; ond other IIlterested parties in order to consider and evaluote the impacts of this
<br />proposed actiVity, Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to detennine
<br />whether to issue, modify, condition or deny 0 pennit for this proposol. To make this decision, comments
<br />are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties. water quality, general
<br />environmental effects, and the other public interest factors listed above. Conmlents are used in the
<br />preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Envirolilllcntallmpact Statement pursuant to the
<br />National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are olso used to detemline the need for a public heoring
<br />and to detennine the overall public interest of the proposed activity.
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<br />Wrillen conmlents on this pemlit opplicotion should be submitted to the District Engineer at the address
<br />listed obove. Please furnish 0 copy of your written comments to the attention of Ms. Kara Hellige,
<br />Durango Regulatory Field Office, U,S, AmlY Engineer District, Sacramento District, 278 Sawyer Drive,
<br />Unit I, Durango, Colorado 8130 I. For further infomlation, please contact Ms, Kara Hellige. at telephone
<br />number 970-375-9452, or emoil at kora,o.hellige@usoee.army.mil.
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<br />Mork W. Connelly
<br />Lieutenant Colonel. US Almy
<br />D~strict Engineer
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<br />Enclosures: Drawings
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