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SENT BY~CORPS OF ENGINEERS 7-2fi- 1 : IU~Dl CORPS~OF~ENGINEERS-3036299335 :# 2/ 3 <br />• • <br />DEPARTNENTOFTHEARMY <br />U.$. ARMY CNGINFI'R DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO <br />CDgPS OF ENGINEERS <br />• 1325 J STREET <br />x[slvto 6ACRAMENTD, CALIFDgNIA 858143922 <br />RrtExrnxm Su] Y 25, 2001 <br />Regulatory Branch (2UO17,7,91) <br />Mr. Greg Lewicki <br />Greg Lewicki and Associates <br />9054 S. Forrest Drive <br />Highlands Rnnc:h, Colorado ao126 <br />near Mr. Lewicki: <br />I am re~pondiny to your written request for comment on a <br />propoeed gravel pi't. located at the confluence of Piceance Creek <br />and the White River. The projcet Bite ie located approximately <br />1A miJ.es west of Meeker downstream of Rio Blanco Lake within the <br />NW 1/9 of Section 'l, Township 1 North, and the ;W 1/4 of Section <br />35, Township 2 North, hanae 97 We^t, Itio Blanco County, Colorado. <br />Specifically, you rpzestion whether ar_y di.9rhargQ of water <br />lrom the mined area info an oxbow wetland located adjacent to Che <br />White River downstream of its confluence with Piceance Creek will <br />require a De}~artmec~l. of t}ic> Army permit. Ir_ accordance with <br />• Section 404 of the clean water Act., a Department of the Army <br />permit .is required for any discharge lincluding mechanized land <br />cleaYiny) of dredged nr- fill material in waters of L-he United <br />Statee. within the contoxt of Section 404, "waters of the United <br />;Cates" are dofined as i:he tet-ritorial seas; pexetuiial and <br />ephemeral stream:;; hakes, ponds, intF:oucidttlc;nta; and wetlands. <br />Federal law rbquiree chat any individual or. entity proposing to <br />discharge into waters of the Unit.ec States oLtain a Department of <br />the Army permit prior to commencing such work. Mr. Bill Bailey <br />uf- the United companies visited Ms. Susan Nall of this office <br />today to discuss the dewateriny plan. AagPri on this visit and <br />our review of your' proposal, we have determined that dewaterinq <br />into the oxbow wetland does not constitute a fill acti.vit.y and <br />therefore does uul require a Department of the Army permit. <br />• <br />