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Greg Lewicki And Associates, PLLC <br />11541 Warrington Court 1'lione: (303) 346-5196 Fax (303)-346-6934 <br />Parker, CO USA 80138 E -Mail: infora lewidd.biz <br />July 5, 2017 <br />John Deegan, AICP <br />Park County Planning <br />PO Box 1598 <br />Fairplay, CO 80440 <br />Sullivan Gravel Pit (Permit M-2015-007) <br />Mr. John Deegan, <br />This letter is to address the items in your letter sent to me dated December 9, 2015 regarding the <br />Sullivan Aggregate Pit. Please call if there any questions at 303-229-9692. Also, can you please <br />clarify what the current status is for 1041 regulations with regard to gold placer and gravel <br />operations within the County? <br />Statement of No Impact for Wildlife <br />First, although the permit maximum disturbed area is 35.47 acres, only 6.03 acres will require <br />reclamation at any one time since the operation will reclaim areas behind the pits as they <br />advance. Also, some roads will remain after reclamation for use by the landowner. This <br />significantly helps in reducing impacts to wildlife. <br />Second, the soils on the site are very poor and are very rocky. They support little grass cover for <br />feed for deer and elk and few of the animals have been seen in the wooded areas around the pit. <br />Also, the pine needles from the trees restrict grass growth, which the deer and elk want to feed <br />on. <br />Third, the site has a substantial amount of pre -law disturbance from old hydraulic mining and <br />sluice operations from the 1800's, where no topsoil was ever salvaged and these areas have never <br />naturally reclaimed. The large boulders present are very detrimental to big game wildlife since <br />they are afraid to walk in these areas. The reclamation plan for the site will actually help to <br />reclaim these areas by removing the large rocks, regrading the Iand surface, providing a <br />substitute topsoil, followed by seeding,and mulching. In this way, the operation will actually <br />improve the site for wildlife as final reclamation is complete. <br />Fourth, the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife has reviewed all the operations in the valley <br />between Alma and Fairplay and has not had objections to any of the permits. All of these other <br />