Laserfiche WebLink
<br />~N~stVi~'a~teC ~t'I~IC"1L'@C~C1t,~. <br />251E FgRESiGHT G1i2Cl:l=, #1 GRAiVb ,3UtdCTIpN; pOkpRA44 81545 {970} 241-7Q7~ FAX: (~70}241 7tN97 <br />July 7, 2i70~ <br />M'r: I3an Zwierzcltoai~ski <br />LnCana Oil & Gas (USA), irtc <br />271? County Road 215.., <br />Parachttte, C0 81635 <br />Via: enraii:: DanielZ~~erzchawsk <br />encazia:eom <br />ItE: EnGttna N1xiL Shale l~~teriai Pit <br />Stec. 3, TSS, R9fitV, and Sec. 34 TES 1GW 6~' PM. <br />V4!etiand fivaluatihn <br /> <br />1n accs~rdance with your regttest, WestWater tiaiagists Kaye parfited a t~cettand evaiuati©n oP <br />tl,e referenced spate mateiXal pit:atut accessrgad (see atfziched Figure 1}. 'T`he pwpose afthe- <br />evaluarion was to provide an opinion as to pr~4nee or absence af~vetland characteristics aftd <br />potential. Army Corps ai Engineers (CC)ir) jursdicii~t~nai w-~lartds aad drainages in ttte pzaj+~t <br />area; The prajeci area;is a canstruetcin material source pit for crushed shale used to surce <br />roads and:-well.stes. <br />'1~Ves~tWater~eacined ti~a project aced, oil July.: T~ 240. 1'he.project`area is locat«1 can ti~~-.trip o~sr <br />ridge at ttta clcvadon of Apprr~xmat~ety 835.4 feet, aad, does not include any drainages. A:t the <br />time; of tide cvalsiation, top sail. appeaired to l~avebeen strippcti-and<stockpled tilcsng the pi~rinteter <br />ot'the rn~tenai;;sie: Since the access road ~ttd,pit had been constructed.prior to the evatualir~rt, ii' <br />is iiipt pr~ssitrie o provide aocusneuttatian of tlac preturbanc~a cc~nctilia~. Hau~e~~r, ba~eci ~r>? <br />'V~(estV~ater's faznliarIty with the ve~etatian an:d onvironmerital. Faeroes of ii~e t3ook CliffsfRnan. <br />Plateau-area; it is ouropinion fhat the-project site dtd not Include ariy wetland cTRar~.cteri&ties <br />(vegetarian, sails ar hydrologic aharacteristica~a artd therefore nc~ wetland, prior to disturbapco; <br />The site also does-not include any antis Thal tuo Likely to'be considered to have ~ed.and tia»k: <br />features indicatix>g pan ntcrnattent yr ephemeral drainage. Rased ary these ohserv~tiot>s,_ikis ow <br />opi~iari that no areas lii•ctyto be within the jurisdiction afttte +C;,OE under Secrian;~04 of the <br />Clean "Water Act arc present itr tnc; project tired. Wiiile.it. is-our opiiuan tt~a"t ~`eas w'itltiit CQE <br />jursdicrian do not occur in the project ttr+„a,;arily Ct~~ can pmvide;an auCharitatve verification <br />of matters- ~vithin'C()S preaue. <br />Please i'cei fro: la Lantact our offires f~~oul3ave any questions an this matter, ar ifcva cun;be vl <br />service in-arty ~vay. <br />Si~icerely, <br />Sri ~x '' ~. <br />~tichael~'VV. -Kush <br />Principal. Environmental Scientist <br />