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• (Page 2) • <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-85-029 <br />INSPECTION DATE 12/16/98 INSPE TOR'S INITIALS AJW <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted as a result of a complaint received t the Division on <br />11/27/98. The complaint concerned the use of dynamite to remove beaver ams in the Columbia <br />Ditch, which supplies water to the Alma Placer for use in their placer'ng operation. The <br />permitted site is just east of and adjacent to the town of Alma, Colorad and situated along <br />an old alluvial terrace of the Middle Fork of the South Platte River. Th operation consists <br />primarily of an fully enclosed screen and sluice set-up with a couple of feces of supporting <br />earth moving equipment. i <br />This inspection was conducted for the sole purpose of investigating the <br />the complaint which was that the operator of the Alma Placer had been dy <br />in the Columbia Ditch and possibly killing beaver in the process. Mr <br />Reclamation Resources, the permittee of the Alma Placer Mine, met with <br />entrance to the placer. Mr. Ducommun is also one of the landowners and <br />that owns the land where the placer is located. In addition, this tx <br />amount of land around the placer which stretches north of the placer <br />miles and includes the Columbia Reservoir and the takeout diversion for <br />The ditch then winds its way southeast staying mostly on trust land t <br />southern area of the trust land where it continues on southeast. The t. <br />a sizeable water right from the river that is the primary source of u <br />operation so it is important for them to conduct occassional maintenance <br />ensure delivery of their water. As part of that maintenance, Mr. Du c< <br />they had removed some beaver dams from the Columbia Ditch near the point <br />is near the north side of their property. However, this work was comple <br />there was no evidence remaining of that activity and no beaver dams <br />Ducommun also stated that, to his knowledge, beaver had not been ki. <br />removal and no evidence was observed to contradict this. They are in the <br />for an alternate point of diversion to pump water directly out of the ri <br />Once this is approved, intensive maintenance of the ditch should not bi <br />operation since all of their water will be supplied through pumping. <br />Since these particular ditch maintenance activities occurred well outsi <br />area, DMG does not have jurisdiction over this matter. However, if th <br />were to occur on the permitted area, the operator/permittee would need <br />pertinent sections of the act and regulations such as geotechnical consi <br />explosives. This concluded the inspection. <br />I & E Contact Address cc <br />NAME Mr. Ronald Thompson <br />OPERATOR Reclamation Resources <br />STREET 720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 1200 S <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Denver, Colorado 80246 <br />Jim Stevens <br />Dennis Duc or <br />Kathy Brumil <br />CDOW <br />~ CE <br />~ BL <br />~ FS <br />~ HW <br />~ HMWMD (CH <br />~ SE <br />~ WQCD (CH) <br />~ OTHER <br />:oncern reported in <br />smiting beaver dams <br />Dennis Ducommun of <br />ie inspector at the <br />'presents the trust <br />st owns a sizeable <br />or approximately 2 <br />.he Columbia Ditch. <br />til it reaches the <br />ist apparently owns <br />ter for the placer <br />n the ditch to help <br />unun indicated that <br />if diversion, which <br />=d in September and <br />=_re observed. Mr. <br />.ed during the dam <br />process of applying <br />=_r near the placer. <br />required for their <br />le of the permitted <br />s sort of activity <br />to comply with any <br />lerations for using <br />