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2018-03-09_PERMIT FILE - M2017049 (27)
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DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
M2017049
IBM Index Class Name
PERMIT FILE
Doc Date
3/9/2018
Doc Name Note
PART 2 OF 3
Doc Name
Adequacy Review Response
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Transit Mix Concrete Co.
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DRMS
Permit Index Doc Type
Application Materials
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TC1
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ECS
WHE
AME
PSH
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D
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DRMS Re-OCR
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Signifies Re-OCR Process Performed
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Transit Mix Concrete Co. <br /> reclamation plan was specifically designed to provide elk, deer, and wild turkey habitat that <br /> exceeds and improves upon the quality of the existing conditions. This approach addresses <br /> concerns previously expressed by the MLRB regarding impacts to wildlife and habitat by <br /> specifically protecting such habitat and encouraging development of habitat for wild turkey and <br /> other wildlife. <br /> The project area is within CPW's Elk Data Analysis Unit (DAU) E-23, the Eleven Mile Herd. This <br /> unit is broken up into Game Management Units (GMU). The project area is within GMU-59. A <br /> map of DAU E-23, including GMU-59 is included in Figure E-1. To manage the state's big game <br /> populations, CPW uses a "management by objective" approach. Big game populations are <br /> managed to achieve population objective ranges and sex ratio ranges established for DAUs <br /> (Grigg 2012). "A 'Data Analysis Unit' or `DAU' is the geographic area that represents the year- <br /> around range of a big game herd and delineates the seasonal ranges of a specific herd while <br /> keeping interchange with adjacent herds to a minimum... The purpose of a DAU plan is to <br /> provide a system or process which will integrate the plans and intentions of CPW with the <br /> concerns and ideas of land management agencies and interested publics in determining how a <br /> big game herd in a specific geographic area, DAU, should be managed." (Grigg 2012). <br /> The E-23 DAU plan describes elk distribution stating that "Elk are distributed throughout the <br /> DAU, though are most abundant in GMUs 59, 511, and 581. Some seasonal migrations occur <br /> within the DAU, with many elk using the higher elevation areas near Pikes Peak during the <br /> summer and fall months, then dropping to lower elevations during winter and spring... During <br /> summer, elk often utilize the aspen and alpine habitats at higher elevations where forage is <br /> abundant and temperatures are cooler. During winter, elk can often be found on the south <br /> facing slopes within the Phantom Canyon and Beaver Creek drainages in GMU 59 or feeding <br /> near the towns of Florissant and Woodland Park." (Grigg 2012). These south-facing slopes <br /> provide important winter habitat for elk, and these areas will not be disturbed in any manner by <br /> the mining plan. <br /> As detailed in the DAU plan, current population estimates indicate the E-23 herd is stable and <br /> fluctuating between 3,000 — 3,500 animals. "CPW does not currently advocate for a population <br /> increase, as fire suppression has resulted in much of the DAU reaching later-seral habitat <br /> stages that aren't necessarily highly productive for elk and limit their biological carrying capacity. <br /> Habitat improvement projects would be of great benefit in this DAU, particularly in GMU 59. <br /> Without such habitat improvement projects, a large increase to this elk herd could negatively <br /> impact available habitat, increase game damage issues on private lands, and increase <br /> competition with deer and other ungulates." (Grigg 2012). Also, "GMU 59, in particular, has the <br /> potential to be outstanding elk habitat, but has become heavily overgrown with pinion-juniper, <br /> ponderosa, and spruce-fir forests that currently aren't as productive for elk as they would be if <br /> treated with fire or thinning projects." (Grigg 2012) <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application <br /> March 9, 2018 E-16 <br />
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