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STATE OF COLORADO • Roy Romer, Governor `ovp~o DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE ~~ •~ AN fiQUAL OPPOR71R1f1Y CMPIAYRR loh. MRmu, Dir¢mr 0~ GO60 Dra.J.aY OF `I, Do~cr, ColonJe 80216 ~~~;/~~~~ Telepbose: (l0)) 29]1192 i"or IrldGfe- !'or People December 21, 1995 1. E. Stover & Associates 2768 Compass Dr. Suite 101 Grand Junction CO 81506 RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine Dear Mr. Stover, Wildlife Habitat Biologist Rick Sherman and I have looked at the proposed new mine site identified by the map included with your letter requesting a wildlife statement from the Division of Wildlife. Due to the magnitude of this proposed mine and associated facilities, the Division of Wildlife has several concerns regarding the impacts this proposal will have on wildlife. The information which ~ • was submitted with your request is sketchy and incomplete. Information which is lacking includes such things as runoff and settling pond plans and locations, operation plans including schedule of operation, haul route and where final load out to Vains will be located, mitigation plans for habitat loss, reclamation plans, etc. Due to the overall size of the proposed mine facilities this information is essential in order to fully assess the overall wildlife impacts caused by the establishment of this new mine. At this time we will give you our preliminary assessment of this proposal, as we undcro-tand it, in regard to impact to the wildlife resource. This assessment is made based on the information available to us at this time. The assessment may change as further information becomes available. There are some inaccuracies in the Threatened And Endangered Species Survey report prepared by Enviro25 Environmental Services Inc. The most obvious inaccuracy in the report states that wintering Bald Eagles are reported to be found along the North Fork River up to but not east of the town of Paonia. In fact wintering Bald Eagles are found along the North Fork of the Gunnison river up to Paonia Reservoir, along Muddy Creek to the base of McClure Pass and along Coal and Anthracite creeks up to the Erickson Springs area. This includes the area of river valley adjacent to the proposed mine facilities. While Bald Eagles are found in this area, we agree with Jerry Craig's assessment that the establishment of this facility will have little or no affect on the three raptor species surveyed. ~• DCPARTMRNT OI' NATIML RfSOVRCFS, lrm 3. lo'bleJ, Cuwue Duemm WUDLIp6 WMMI5910N, Amotl 9a4v, Chdm.e•Rdwa 1.. prrik•Mmk IeV.Oq Idir P. 9.J1•RCC. lo: la.pov Do2J, Ir.• Willem R. NchbmR•lahe 91Wp•luo Lo^J