Laserfiche WebLink
COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE <br />Southeast Regional Office <br />4255 Sinton Road <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80907 <br />(719) 227 -5200 <br />March 24, 2014 <br />Leigh Simmons <br />www. cpw. state. co. us <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -012) TR -68 <br />Proposed Changes to Revegetation Plan <br />Dear Ms. Simmons: <br />�� a`. <br />W 41Wl <br />During mid -2013 staff of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) attended an on -site tour of <br />the New Elk Coal Company (NECC) reclamation area with Mr. Kent Gorham of Gorham <br />Energy Consultants. <br />During our visit we reviewed the currently approved post- mining land use plan and <br />considered NECC's proposal to change the existing plan to reflect current habitat goals to <br />improve conditions for wildlife. <br />With one exception CPW agrees to the recommended changes as outlined in NECCs <br />proposal. Drought conditions persist in the Upper Purgatoire basin and continue to stress <br />natural vegetation in the area. The reclaimed area which is the focus of the new proposal <br />faces south with no seasonal relief from the sun. The proposed plan recommends that <br />transplants are watered twice during the first season of transplant; however, CPW <br />recommends watering twice monthly during the first and second season to ensure proper <br />rooting. <br />We appreciate the opportunity to have visited the site and provide these comments. <br />Sincerely, <br />Mike Trujillo <br />Area Wildlife Manager <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 Home <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 />