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COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE <br />Pueblo Office <br />600 Reservoir Road - Pueblo, Colorado 81005 <br />Phone (719) 561 -5300 • FAX (719) 561 -5321 <br />wildlife.state.co.us - parks.state.co.us <br />August 20, 2013 <br />Steve O'Brian <br />Environment, Inc. <br />7985 Vance Drive, Suite 205A <br />Arvada, Colorado 80003 <br />Michael Trujillo, Area Wildlife Manager <br />Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) <br />600 Pueblo Reservoir Road <br />Pueblo, CO 81005 <br />Re: WSG- Hribar Pit M.L.R.B. Permit # M- 2009 -023 <br />Dear Mr. O'Brian: <br />RECEIVED <br />AUG 2 9 2013 <br />ENWRONMENT INC. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment regarding the application of Hribar Pit # M- <br />2009 -023 from a limited 110 permit to a regular 112 operation. The proposed gravel pit <br />will consist of 26.73 acres and is located in the SW '/ of section 35, T 26 S, R 67 W, 6th <br />P.M., Huerfano County, State of Colorado. This will be an expansion from 9.99 acres <br />that is currently under operation and permitted to Walsenburg Sand and Gravel <br />Company. <br />After visiting the site it appears that the current use of this land is for grazing of livestock, <br />and is composed mainly of short grass prairie Irrigated pastures and a riparian corridor <br />from the Huerfano River are located to the north of the proposed Hribar expansion pit. <br />The Orphan View Gravel Pit adjoins the Hribar Pit on the eastern boundary. <br />Big game species that frequent the area include elk, mule and whitetail deer, black bears, <br />mountain lions, and pronghorns. Pronghorns may use this area for migration corridors. <br />Numerous small game animals are found in this area, which include but are not limited <br />to, red fox, swift fox, coyotes, bobcat, cottontail rabbits, black - tailed prairie dogs, and <br />scaled quail. Various songbirds, raptors, and reptiles are also present in the vicinity of the <br />proposed Hribar Gravel Pit. <br />After reviewing the maps and document for the proposed site CPW does not foresee <br />significant impacts to wildlife or wildlife habitat. To our knowledge there are no known <br />Threatened or Endangered species within or in close proximity to the project site. We <br />would suggest that any ground disturbance be reclaimed to native grass species, and <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor • Mike King, Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources <br />Rick D. Cables, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br />Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian • Jeanne Home <br />Bill Kane, Vice -Chair • Gaspar Pemcone • James Pribyl • John Singletary, Chair <br />Mark Smith, Secretary • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman <br />Ex officio Members: Mike King and John Salazar <br />