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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT,CORPS OF ENGINEERS l SOUTHERN COLORADO REGULATORY OFFICE - 720 NORTH MAIN STREET,SUITE 205 PUEBLO,COLORADO 81003-3046 FAX(719)543-9475 JAN 7 2�0� REPLY TO January 3 , 2000 ATTENTION OF. Operations Division Regulatory Branch I Robert M. Weaver Hydrosphere 1002 Walnut, Suite 200 } Boulder, CO 80302 Dear Mr. Weaver: f This is in reference to your letter dated November 18, 1999 regarding the Mule Creek Gravel Pit proposed road crossing improvements and bank stabilization in a tributary of Fourmile Creek near Divide, Teller County, Colorado (Action No . 1998 30087) . The Corps of Engineers has published Nationwide Permits pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 CFR 330) . Nationwide Permit No. 26 authorizes discharges of dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters of the United States, including wetlands . A summary of Nationwide Permit No. 26 is enclosed for your information. The described project includes a discharge into [headwaters] [isolated waters] . Your project can be constructed provided it does not result in the loss of more than 1/3 acre of waters of the United States . It appears that approximately 0 . 06 acres of waters of the United States will be affected by the project. The permittee must insure compliance with all conditions of the permit, including submittal of the enclosed self-certification and completion report required by the nationwide permit and General Condition No. 14 . For discharges which cause the loss of greater than 1/3 acre and no more than 3 acres of such waters, notification is required in accordance with General Condition No. 13 . Discharges resulting in the loss of more than 3 acres of these waters, or cause the loss of waters for distances greater than 500 linear feet, will require an individual Section 404 permit. The acreage of loss of waters of the U. S. includes the. filled area plus waters of the U. S. that are adversely affected by flooding,