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April 20, 2014 <br />600 Reservoir Road • Pueblo, Colorado 81005 <br />(719) 561 -5300 - FAX — (719) 561 -5321 <br />cpw.state.co.us <br />Joe Gagliano <br />Gagliano Engineering, Inc <br />P.O Box 2520 <br />Pueblo, CO 81004 <br />Michael Trujillo, Area Wildlife Manager <br />Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) <br />600 Pueblo Reservoir Road <br />Pueblo, CO 81005 <br />Re: Regular 112 Operation Application, Peak View Gravel Pit <br />Dear Mr. Gagliano: <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment regarding the application from Huerfano <br />County Government for the proposed Peak View Gravel Pit. The proposed gravel pit <br />will consist of 40 acres and is located in the NW Y4 of the NW '/4 Section 9 and in the NE <br />'/4 of the NE 114 of Section 8, T29 S, 'R 68 W, 6th P.M., Huerfano County, State of <br />Colorado. <br />After visiting the site it appears that the current use of this land is for grazing of livestock, <br />There are no riparian corridors in close proximity to the proposed site. Colorado State <br />Highway 1.60 and Huerfano County Road 520 are heavily traveled and border the <br />proposed site on the south and west. <br />Big game species that frequent the area include elk, mule deer, black bears, mountain <br />lions, and pronghorns. A resident herd of pronghorns use this area for reproduction <br />purposes, feeding, and travel corridors. A herd of 400 plus elk winter on Silver Mountain <br />Preserve and calf along County Road 520 in late May and June. Numerous small game <br />animals are found in this area, which include but are not limited to, red fox, swift fox, <br />coyotes, bobcat, cottontail rabbits, black- tailed prairie dogs, and badgers. Various <br />songbirds, raptors, and reptiles are also present in the vicinity of the proposed Peak View <br />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. Highway 160 and County Road 520 <br />produce large volumes of traffic and noise. The loss of grasses for feed and the <br />STATE of COLORADO <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor . Mike King, Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources <br />Bob D. Broscheid, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br />Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian, Secretary • Jeanne dome <br />Bill Kane, Chair • Gaspar Perricone • James Pribyl . John Singletary <br />Mark Smith, . Vice - Chair. James Vigil . Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman <br />Ex Officio Members: Mike King and John Salazar <br />