PERMFILE58895

• Permit No: M1996049
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 9/17/1996
• Doc Name: SUMMIT CO COMMENTS REGARDING L G EVERISTS 112 PERMIT APPLICATION FOR MARYLAND CREEK RANCH PN
• From: SUMMIT CO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIV
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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SUMMIT COUNTY
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September 12, 1996
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Christina L. Kamnikaz "
Environmental Protection Specialist
Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
RE: Summit County comments regarding L.G. Everist's 112 Permit Application for Maryland Creek Ranch,
Permit No. M-96-049
Dear Ms. Kamnikar:
The Summit County Department of Community Development, Lower Blue Platming Commission and Board of
County Commissioners have reviewed L.G. Everist's application for a Regular Operation (112) reclamation permit
for the proposed Maryland Creek Ranch gravel and sand mining operation and have the following comments:
Post Minine Land Use: The application indicates that "rangeland" will be the post mining land use. The application
also states that within the 216 acre permit boundary approximately 106 acres are intended to become water surface,
5 acres will be roads and 8 acres will be devoted to ranch headquarters and associated buildings, leaving only 97
acres as rangeland. These figures however, do not reFlect the fact that there are currently 23.4 acres of existing
jurisdictional wetlands within the pertrtit boundary. Additionally, the applicant is proposing to create 4.8 acres of
wetlands, including fencing and buffering to keep cattle out of these areas, as mitigation for their proposed fill of
approximately 3.3. acres of wetlands in the processing area. I[ would appear that the amount of land within the
permit boundary which could possibly be used as rangeland is only about one third the total land area.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife has reviewed this application and indicated that as many as 4t animal species
(some of which are identified in Exhibit H of the application) have been found to use the habitat type found within
the proposed Maryland Creek Ranch permit boundary. Of the 41 species identified 14 are considered to be special
status species, including Federal migratory, candidate and endangered species, State threatened species and U.S.
Forest Service sensitive and management indicator species.
It would seem that rangeland is neither the most appropriate nor the predominant post mining land ttse within the
permit boundary. The County believes that it would be more appropriate for the Division of Minerals and Geology
to review this application with consideration of the post mining land use being "wildlife habitat".
Section 306 of the Clean Water Act: Section 306 requires source performance standards and monitoring
requirements. The proposed Maryland Creek mining plan states that the proposed mining operation will comply
with all applicable federal and state water quality laws and regulations. However, there is no information on
standards and monitoring.
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