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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />1H E(]UAL OPPORNNItY EMPLO~'ER <br />Peny D. Olson, Director <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 80216 <br />Telephone: (303)297.1192 <br />11/25/95 <br />,~ ~~h ~ N <br />Leroy Archuleta <br />Saguache County Road and Bridge Department <br />312 Denver Avenue <br />Saguache, CO. 81149 <br />RE: Coleman Gravel Pit 112 Application Review <br />Dear Leroy, <br />,, <br />REFER TO <br />O <br />GAS' O, <br />~ ~ <br />~~~rOF`r' <br />Far Wild`li3 `fe3 - <br />ForPeople <br />First of all I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to <br />comment on the project and to apologize for taking so long in <br />getting this information to you. I looked at the site on the <br />ground in November and noticed several things. The location is in <br />occupied antelope and mule deer range and is very disturbed by the <br />current mining on-going at the site. The current vegetation <br />consists of invading disturbed soil plants characterized by kochia <br />and annual grasses, primarily annual brome. the site is bordered <br />on all sides by center pivot irrigation alfalfa fields and roads. <br />It appears that there is an asphalt operation on-going and the <br />greatest concern there would be oil contamination of the <br />e exposed ground water which is possibly tributarial to Saguache <br />Creek which lies just north of the pit. The sides of the pit are <br />very steep at this time and would not allow any animal egress from <br />the pit if they were unlucky enough to stray into the site. <br />For future considerations, we would suggest that any overburden be <br />stored on the site for replacement in as natural a manner as <br />possible once mining is complete. In addition, reclamation of the <br />site should utilize native grasses and herbs, such as fringed sage, <br />big bluestem, sand bluestem, alkali sacaton, rubber rabbitbrush, <br />and cottonwood. <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. James S. Lochhaed, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Thomas M. Eve. Ghainnan • Louis F. Swift, Vice-Chairman • Arnold Salazar. Secretary <br />Jesse Langston Boyd, Jr., Member • Rebecca L. Frank, Member <br />William R. Hegberg, Member • Mark LeVelley, Member <br />