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rt. <br /> Savage and Savage Environmental <br /> practical solutions for environmental issues <br /> 4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone <br /> Windsor,Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facsimile <br /> savageandsavage@earthlink.net <br /> r , <br /> April 13, 2021 <br /> Andy Rodriguez <br /> Civil Resources, LLC <br /> 8308 Colorado Boulevard, Suite 200 <br /> Firestone, Colorado 80504 <br /> Re: Preliminary Environmental Assessment, WCR 40 Soil Mine, Weld County, Colorado <br /> Andy: <br /> On April 8, 2021, Savage and Savage staff conducted a preliminary on-site investigation <br /> of the proposed WCR 40 Soil Mine located south of Gilcrest in Weld County, Colorado. <br /> The purpose of the site investigation was to assess the likelihood of encountering <br /> jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the United States, potential habitat for the Preble's <br /> meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei), Ute ladies-tresses orchid (Spiranthes <br /> diluvialis), bald eagle nests or roosts, and any other protected species. <br /> The on-site investigation of the proposed WCR 40 Soil Mine site consisted of a pedestrian <br /> and vehicle inspection of approximately 150 acres contained in the NE'/ of Section 33 and <br /> the N1/2 of Section 34 within T4N, R66W of the 6`h prime meridian in Weld County, <br /> Colorado. The site is bounded on the north by the Weld County Road 40, the east by Weld <br /> County Road 31, the south by adjacent agricultural fields, and the west by a feed lot. <br /> Currently, the property is used for irrigated agriculture. Adjacent land uses include <br /> residential, agriculture, a feed lot, oil and gas development, and grazing. Findings of the <br /> preliminary site investigation are detailed below. <br /> Waters of the United States <br /> Waters of the United States, regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are all waters <br /> which were, are, or could be used in interstate commerce; and include (but are not limited <br /> to) rivers, streams, sloughs, and adjacent wetlands. No waters of the United States were <br /> identified on the property, based on a review of Google Earth° aerial imagery and verified <br /> by pedestrian and vehicular on-site inspection. <br /> The nearest waters of the United States navigable waterway is the South Platte River <br /> located three miles to the northwest. <br />