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October 9, 2012 <br />Angela Bellantoni <br />Environmental Alternatives Inc. <br />1107 Main St. <br />Canon City, CO 81212 <br />TURKEY CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL PROGRAM FOR PUEBLO COUNTY <br />200 S. SANTA FE AVE., 41—" FLOOR <br />PUEBLO, CO 81003 <br />TELEPHONE: (719) 543-8386 EXT. 116 <br />EMAIL: INFO@PUEBLOWEEDS.COM <br />Regarding: Fremont Paving's proposed "44th Lane Project" gravel mine <br />Dear Ms. Bellantoni, <br />The Turkey Creek Conservation District has been contracted by the Pueblo County government as <br />the noxious weed management agency for unincorporated private lands in Pueblo County. As <br />requested by you on behalf of the developer, Fremont Paving & Redi-Mix Inc. (P.O. Box 841, <br />Canon City, CO 81212), a noxious weed inspection of their proposed gravel mining area in Pueblo <br />County was conducted by the Turkey Creek CD. The inspection was performed by Bill Alt and <br />Beth Campbell, both representatives of Turkey Creek CD. The inspection took place on September <br />18, 2012, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. <br />The proposed mining area is found roughly lying south of the Bessemer Ditch south of Olsen Road <br />between 40th Lane and Avondale Boulevard. The proposed mining area includes five parcels <br />owned by two separate entities. The proposed mining area includes the following Pueblo County <br />parcels owned by the Pritekel Brothers Farm, LLC (2 adjacent parcels totaling 472 acres): 13-000- <br />00-121 (in T21 -R63 -S25) and 13-000-00-102 (in T21 -R63 -S24) and the following Pueblo County <br />parcels owned by the State of Colorado (3 adjacent parcels totaling 1,240 acres): 12-000-00-021 (in <br />T21 -R62 -S30), 12-000-00-020 (in T21 -R62 -S19), and 13-000-00-093 (in T21 -R63 -S25). The <br />abovementioned five parcels total 1,712 acres of predominately undisturbed natural area. <br />At the time of inspection, no State -listed noxious plant species were observed on the proposed <br />gravel mine property as described above. Also, let it be noted that the current natural area was <br />observed to be suffering from the prolonged drought conditions affecting the county. <br />All surface mining activities generate situations that can easily result in noxious weed infestations. <br />Severe soil disturbance, creation of roads, high traffic volumes, and equipment movement between <br />TURKEY CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT, THE NOXIOUS WEED MANAGER FOR PUEBLO COUNTY, CO <br />