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The Applicant has identified groundwater wells within 200 feet of the site. These wells and other wells in the area are drilled into an aquifer ranging from 100 to 260 feet. Therefore, these wells appear to be tapping an aquifer deeper than the alluvial aquifer, above which the proposed gravel operation is situated and should not be affected by the operation. The Applicant has supplied copies of FEMA maps to the Division depicting the flood risk at the site, and, according to these maps, there is no predicted flood hazard to the site from any nearby water way. The Operator plans to obtain water for processing and for dust control from a well onsite. No water will be diverted or acquired from the river for the operation. The Office of the State Engineer responded to the notice of this permit application and has indicated that it acknowledges that groundwater will not be exposed during the operation. Division Comment The Division accepts that the proposed operation poses little to no risk to the groundwater and surface water at and around the site. The Operator does not plan to expose groundwater and the monitoring wells drilled at the site indicate that groundwater is well below the proposed mining depth. The mining plan does not propose to store any hazardous materials onsite, thus eliminating the possibility of a spill or leak that could threaten groundwater quality. Process water that maybe allowed to percolate into the ground will contain only fines from the native material excavated from the site. The operation is far enough removed from the Middle Fork of the South Platte River to be of no threat to water quality in the river and to not be at risk, according to the FEMA maps, of flooding from the river. The water supply for the operation will have no impacts to the Middle Fork of the South Platte River in that water for the operation and for dust control are to come from a groundwater well onsite. The well onsite is registered with the Office of the State Engineer and has been approved for the amount of water needed from that well. 3. Rule 6.4.8 Exhibit H -Wildlife Information The following objectors raised the concern of how the operation may impact wildlife in the area and how it may impact the fish and the fishing in the nearby Middle Fork of the South Platte River. Gregg Cassarini -The review of the application should be conducted to ensure the long- termprotection of wildlife. Curt Sayer -potential impacts on wildlife, including fish, from noise. Robert L;. White -potential disturbance to wildlife DMG Response The question raised by the above comments is related to Rule 6.4.8(1)(b) & (c) of the Construction Materials Rules and Regulations, which requires the applicant to include a description of the game and non-game resources on and in the vicinity of the application area including seasonal use of the area and the presence and estimated population of threatened or endangered species from either federal or state lists.