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01/08/2007 18:19 3032748329 BANKS AND GESSO LLC PAGE 05/06 <br />dEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY <br />UJi. ARMY ENGMEER DISTRICT. SACRAMENTO <br />CORPS OF ENGINEERS <br />COLORADQlGUNNISON BASIN <br />REOULATDRY OFFICE <br />408 R000 AVENUE, ROOM 142 <br />CiRANO JUNCTIpN, CpLORA00 87501-2668 <br />pEPLY iO <br />"R°"'0N0~ necember 15, 8006 <br />Regulatory Branch (20D675282) <br />Mr. Fred Ja;man, Staff Planner <br />Garfield County Building and Planning Department <br />7.08 8th Street, Suite 401 <br />Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 <br />Dear Mr. Jarman: <br />~Ct~, ~.. <br />DFCI `_~~ <br />'~ , e 20 <br />UvJ~~kGBpCUI/ <br />~HHNG <br />I am responding to your December 11, 2006, request `or <br />comments on the Grand River Park Project (Hangs Ranch) Special <br />Uee Permit application. This project is located at Latitude 39° <br />32' 8.11", Longitude 107° 40' 17.8", Section 9, Township 6 South, <br />Range 92 West, south of the Town of Silt and within Garfield <br />County, Colorado. <br />The corps of Engineers' jurisdiction within the study axes <br />is under the authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for <br />the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the <br />United States. waters of the United States include, but are not <br />.limited to, rivers, perennial, ephemeral or intermittent streams, <br />lakes, ponds, wetlands, vernal ppols, springs, marshes, wet <br />meadows, and seeps. Project features that result in the <br />.discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United <br />States will require Department of the Army authorization prior to <br />starting work. we have verified approximately 7.31 acres of <br />waters of the United States present on Lhe project site, <br />southeast of Interstate 7D. Property northwest of I-7D has not <br />been delineated or verified. <br />The range of alternatives considered fox this project should <br />include alternatives that avoid impacts to wetlands or other <br />waters of the United States. Every effort should be made to <br />.avoid project features which require the discharge of dredged or <br />fill material into waters of the United States. In the event it <br />can be clearly demonstrated there are no practicable alternatives <br />tc filling waters of the United States, mitigation plans should <br />be developed to compensate for the unavoidable losses resulting <br />from project implementation. <br />