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January 26, 2015 COLORADO Parks and Wildlife Department of Natural Resources Northeast Regional Office 6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216 P 303.291.7227 1 F 303.291.7114 Tyler V. O'Donnell Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 RECEIVED FEB 1, ( 2015 DIVISION OF RECLAMATION MINING ANA SAFETY Re: Notice of 112 Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Amendment Application Consideration Brannan Sand and Gravel Company, L.L.C., Pit 29, Permit No. M- 1980 -183 Dear Mr. O'Donnell: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Notice of 112 Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Amendment Application Consideration Brannan Sand and Gravel Company, L.L.C., Pit 29, Permit No. M- 1980 -183 for the proposed development and installation of a French drain along the south and west portions of the north cell of Pit 29. The proposed French drain will require an additional 2.2 acres on the south portion of the north cell of Pit 29 to be used as a temporary construction easement and a permanent easement for the French Drain. Pit 29 is located at Section 35, Township 1S, Range 67W, 06th Prime Meridian, in Adams County. The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources. Our goal in responding to land use proposals such as this is to provide complete, consistent, and timely information to all entities who request comment on matters within our statutory authority. Current CPW policy directs our efforts towards proposals that will potentially have high impacts to wildlife and wildlife habitat. The emphasis of CPW's concerns is on large acreages, critical habitats, wildlife diversity, and impacts to species of special concern, or those that are state or federally endangered. Due to the small acreage and low availability of undisturbed habitat adjacent to the proposed site, impacts of the development, as proposed, may be characterized as minimal. a1 Bob D. Broscheid, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife •Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. gray, Chair •Chris Castilian, Vice Chair I ,' Jeanne Home, Secretary • John Howard, Jr.. Bill Kane •Dale Pizel • James Pribyl • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman . Alex Zipp