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COLORADO <br />Parks and Wildlife <br />Salida Office <br />7405 US Highway 50 <br />Salida, CO 81201 <br />P 719.530.5520 1 F 719.539.3372 <br />January 08, 2015 <br />Robert D. Zuber, P.E. <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 �G0<6-- <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />An <br />Q�1113 <br />RE: Southfield Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -014 ` aka <br />Technical Revision No. 43 (TR -43) <br />Request to Terminate Water Monitoring Program <br />Mr. Zuber, <br />Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) would like to thank you for the opportunity to review a <br />request by Energy Fuels Inc. to terminate water monitoring on the Southfield Mine. <br />The Newlin Creek drainage runs along the north side of the Southfield Mine and drains into <br />Hardscrabble and Low Back Creeks. A population of Southern Red Belly Dace exists in <br />Hardscrabble /Low Back Creek drainage. Southern Red Belly Dace are listed as endangered in <br />Colorado. CPW lists Newlin Creek as deer and elk winter range. The habitat the Newlin <br />Creek drainage provides and the aquatic and terrestrial wildlife that utilize it are an <br />important resource to the People of Colorado and the residents of Fremont County. <br />CPW has reviewed the water quality data collected through the monitoring efforts of Energy <br />Fuels Coal Inc. and recognizes that to date no water quality issues have been detected. <br />Providing that reclamation has been completed to the satisfaction of the Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety, and water leakage from the mine area is not a concern, CPW <br />would endorse the termination of the water monitoring program. <br />Sincerely, <br />James L. Aragon <br />Area Wildlife Manager <br />Bob D. Broscheid, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife • Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray, Chair . Chris Castilian, Vice Chair <br />Jeanne Horne, Secretary • John Howard, Jr. • Bill Kane • Date Pizel • James Pribyl • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman • Alex Zipp <br />