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<br />M .LL.I~~~~~~I~m~u M <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />tldurd D. VTrw. Oevmw <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />Jack R. Orleb, Dlreotor <br />9080 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 90219 826-11 B2~ <br />711 Independent Avenue <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 <br />7uly ], 1977 <br />Mr. Ed Gardner <br />Whitewater Building Materials Company <br />940 South Tenth Street <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 <br />Dear Mr. Gardner; <br />I have reviewed your reclamation plans for your whitewater pit <br />500. The plan No. 1 appears to be the best plan for all of the <br />wildlife species involved. The loss of the river habitat for the <br />fish will reduce the population of fish. How significant this <br />loss will be is hard to assess until the change occurs. 'L'he <br />development of four lakes would be more beneficial for wildlife, <br />because of the greater amount of edge that will be developed. <br />Also with four lakes the management of fish would be easier than <br />it would be in one large lake. In reviewing the plans I will <br />have to recommend that plan No. 1 is the best for wildlife. <br />The plant species chosen for reclamation tend to favor all of the <br />species of wildlife that will return to the area once mining has <br />been completed. In some areas a slope of 4 to 1 or even 5 to 1 <br />would help emergent vegetation develop more rapidly, and thus <br />fish and waterfowl would benefit sooner than with 3 to 1 slopes. <br />I realize that 3 to 1 is all that is required but shallower slopes <br />have less erosion and plants develop sooner. <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife appreciates the opportunity to <br />comment on this project in Mesa County near the town of Whitewater. <br />Thy occurance of wildlife is minimal aL Ulc l~rc:a<~nl_, lnil wLr•n n•r•I,I- <br />mation is completed the area should be very beneficial for many wild- <br />life species. <br />Sincerely, , <br />~~ <br />•!t / •4 nl l 4 ~~~ y3 ~ <br />Thomas K. Henry,/Jr. <br />Wildlife Biologist <br />cc: Owens <br />Miller <br />Norman <br />Taliaferro <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Harris Sherman, Executive Director • WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Vernon C. Williams, Chairman <br />Thomas Farley, Vice Chairman • Sam Caudill, Secretary • Jean K. Tool, Member • Roger Clark, Member <br />.~~ u___. ..__~_- n..., u.dt ee e...Le. . flnan C„frlo Mnm hoe `~~ <br />