2015-03-05_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - M2007025

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�) "lc DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SACRAMENTO DISTRICT 1325 J STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95814 -2922 REPLY TO rf1� r f N y S ATTENTION OF J �/ February 27, 2015 Regulatory Division SPK- 2015 -00164 (r- \f , y Mr. Bob Kalenak Delta County Engineer 501 Palmer Street Delta, Colorado 81416 Dear Mr. Kalenak: Tb: D _ 1ANJNG AND SrFE�t We are responding to your February 17, 2015, request for comments on the Whiting Pit project. The Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety project identification number is M- 2007 -025. The project is located approximately 3 miles east of the City of Delta within the S '/2 S '/2 of Section 15, Township 15 South, Range 95 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Latitude 38.741850, Longitude - 107.99893 °, Delta County, Colorado. The Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction within the study area is under the authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. Waters of the United States include, but are not limited to, rivers, perennial or intermittent streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, marshes, wet meadows, and seeps. Project features that result in the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States will require Department of the Army authorization prior to starting work. To ascertain the extent of waters on the project site, the applicant should prepare a wetland delineation, in accordance with the "Minimum Standards for Acceptance of Preliminary Wetlands Delineations" and "Final Map and Drawing Standards for the South Pacific Division Regulatory Program" under "Jurisdiction" on our website at the address below, and submit it to this office for verification. A list of consultants that prepare wetland delineations and permit application documents is also available on our website at the same location. The range of alternatives considered for this project should include alternatives that avoid impacts to wetlands or other waters of the United States. Every effort should be made to avoid project features which require the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. In the event it can be clearly demonstrated there are no practicable alternatives to filling waters of the United States, mitigation plans should be developed to compensate for the unavoidable losses resulting from project implementation.