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2. The existing 0.06 acres of wetlands to be filled by the proposed road crossing will be restored after the road crossing has been removed. 3. All debris, which includes concrete rubble and metal that exists in the stream and wetlands at the proposed road crossing shall be removed from the stream and wetlands when the road crossing is removed. 4. A mitigation monitoring report must be sent to this office prior to December 31of each year, after this work has been authorized, until the Corps of Engineers determines that 0.06 acres of created wetlands, which were filled by the road crossing has been successfully mitigated on site (if the 0.06 acres of wetlands were not purchased from an approved wetland mitigation bank} and once the road crossing has been removed, the 0.06 acre of filled wetlands has been successfully restored. Although an Individual Department of the Army permit will not be required for this project, this does not eliminate the requirement that any other applicable Federal, state, tribal or local permits be obtained as required. Please be advised that deviations from the original plans and specifications of this project could require additional authorization from this office. The applicant is responsible for all work accomplished in accordance with the terms and conditions of the nationwide permit. If a contractor or other authorized representative will be accomplishing the work authorized by the nationwide permit on behalf of the applicant, it is strongly recommended that they be provided a copy of this letter and the attached conditions so that they are aware of the limitations of the applicable nationwide permit. Any activity which fails to comply with all the terms and conditions of the nationwide permit will be considered unauthorized and subject to appropriate enforcement action. This verification will be valid until Nlarch 26, 2006. In compliance with general Condition 14, the attached "Certification of Completed Work" form (blue) must be signed and returned to this office upon completion of the authorized work and any required mitigation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has officially listed the Ute ladies' tresses orchid, Sniranrhes dilnvialis, as a threatened plant species under the Endangered Species Act. This plant may occur in seasonally moist sails and wet meadows near springs, lakes, or perennial streams and their associated flood plains below 6,500 feet elevation in certain areas in Colorado. Also, the USFWS has listed the Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius prebler) as a Federal threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. This species occurs in or near stream channels (perennial and intermittent), riparian habitats, floodplains, wetlands including wet meadows (both natural and those created by seeps from man-made structures such as dams, irrigation canals, ditches, etc.) or, wet or mesic native hayfield, in sites below 7,600 feet elevation in certain areas in Colorado. Li order for a Department of the Army authorization to be valid for the proposed project, the Corps of Engineers must ensure that the existence of these species or the habitats in which they are found will not be jeopardized. Therefore, the USFWS has recommended that a survey for the plant species be conducted, and a survey to determine the presence or absence of potential suitable habitat for the mouse in the project area. For the mouse, if potential habitat is present, then a trapping survey must be conducted.