PERMFILE61340

• Permit No: M1981158
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/26/1981
• Doc Name: LIMITED IMPACT 110 & SPECIAL TEN-DAY 111 PERMIT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DEPARTMENT OF,~URAL RESOURCES •
S 0 U l H L !/f SI Pl ? 0 Pf R I/ f S, i n c.
EXkSIBIT D --- WILDLIFE, WATER RESOURCES, VEGETATION AND
,OILS INFORMATION
Limited Impact Operations Permit Southwest Properties, Inc.
1. WILDLIFE--
a) Deer and Elk -- use is seasonal, and primarily an
area traversed to reach the Los Pinos River.
b) Small animals -- use is year round for rabbits, although
nesting areas abound in an adjacent pasture, which will
not be disturbed.
c) Birds -- Several species inhabit this region on a seasonal
basis and during fall some water fowl will travel through
this area.
2. WATER RESOURCES--
As explained previously, the original mining of this pit by
the State of Colorado created a less than 1 acre pond.
The state continued mining, using drag line techniques, and
finally abandoned the pit.
The Forest Lakes Metropolitan District currently uses the
pond as a final retention area for its sewage treatment process.
Water normally would percolate from this pond to the Las Pinos
River. During spring runoff and following heavy irrigation
in pastures above the pit, the ground water table increases to
within a few inches of the ground surrounding the pit.
At these times it is necessary to regulate the pond, by re-
leasmng water directly to the Los Pinos tributaries.
3. VEGETATION--
Oak brush, willows, cottonwoods and grass comprise the
vegetation 'in the mining area.
A11 cottonw~~od trees will be retained, creating a peninsula
into the lake for future recreational usuage.
Very little vegetation is present in the actual mining area.
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