HYDRO27548

• Permit No: M1982154
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 5/16/1996
• Doc Name: PUBLIC NOTICE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

CESPK-CO-R Public Notice Number 199675208
AREA DESCRIPTION: The proposed project site is located within a highly braided and
aggraded reach of the North Fork Gunnison River which exhibits high flow channel widths
of approximately 300 to 1,000 feet. The river is located at approximately 5,600 feet msl.
and is flanked by mesas dominated by fruit orchards and rural residences. The vegetation of
the riparian corridor adjacent the river has been severely affected by lateral erosion and is
represented by isolated galleries of mature cottonwood with an upland herbaceous
understory.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The project site has been historically mined under the
provision that the discharge of dredged or fill material did not occur below the ordinary high
water elevation of the North Fork Gunnison River. The applicant's currt:nt proposal
requires a Department of the Army permit for the discharge of dredged and fill material for
a road crossing, bank stabilization and temporary berm construction. Furthermore, the
requirements set forth in the Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
permit regulations amended on August 25, 1993, modified the defutition of "discharge of
dredged material" to include incidental discharges of dredged material associated with
excavation activities.
The applicant has requested water quality certification from the Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division in accordance with Section
401 of the Clean Water Act. Written commehts on water quality certification should be
submitted to Mr. John Farrow, Planning and Standards Section, Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive
- South,-Denver; Colorado,- 80222=1530,,-on or before June 15; 1996.-- -- -- - - - -- -
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control
Division also reviews each project with respect to the anti-degradation provision in state
regulations. For the project which is the subject of this public notice, the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division has
preliminarily determined that this project will cause only temporary changes in water
quality. For further information regarding anti-degradation provision, please contact Mr.
Farrow at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality
Control Division, telephone [phone].
The latest published version of the National Register of Historic Places and its monthly
supplements have been reviewed and there are no places either listed or recommended as
eligible which would be affected. Further cultural resources review is not warranted
because the permit area has been extensively modified by previous work.
This activity would not affect any threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat.
The District Engineer has trade this determination based on information ,provided by the
applicant and on the Corps' preliminary investigation.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on or before June 15, 1996. Any
person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in Phis notice that a
public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall state,
with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing.
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