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~_ <br />• <br />David C. Shelton, Director <br />February 20, 1987 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Applicant asks to be allowed to mine six acres, m st of which <br />is grass and willow covered, to an elevation equa to the low <br />water table or 6,536 feet. Mean water level of 6,542 will <br />create a lake five feet deep in the area mined. <br />4. Applicant should be required to obtain an Army Co: <br />Engineers report No. 404 to address the fay <br />excavation is in the center of the floodway as i <br />the Corporation of Engineers and will, in fact, <br />an elevation fifteen feet below the one hundred <br />elevation of 6,551,5 feet, thus creating extr <br />effect on both river banks downstream as well as <br />upstream. <br />Riprap already placed in the river by the Appl <br />also be evaluated in this No. 404 examination. <br />5. A re-evaluation by the Wildlife authorities <br />required since the Mined Land Wildlife Questionne <br />by the Applicant states the operation to only "F <br />bar from above low water line on the west bank c <br />River", when, in fact, the mining of six si <br />includes over five acres of grass, willow and tre <br />poration of <br />t proposed <br />escribed by <br />be mined to <br />year flood <br />Mme erosion <br />river banks <br />ant should <br />should be <br />'e prepared <br />owing sand <br />the Animas <br />:ace acres <br />area. <br />In closing, we request this Willow Bend Pit applicatio be denied <br />by the Mined Land Reclamation Division because of the any adverse <br />conditions which would be inflicted upon the Animas Ri er by this <br />proposed sand pit. <br />Sincerely, <br />~,`- f <br />j~ ~~~~i <br />l/ . / <br />-~~~/~ ~ <br />` ~j ~ / Q• <br />~~ /~R~ <br />~ ~~~z ~~ <br />~/ <br />c <br />~°~ <br />