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~L~i/ <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Owens, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE ~~ <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNIN EMPLOYER <br />Bruce McCloskey, Director <br />soso Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 80216 <br />Telephone: (303)297-1192. <br />October 31, 2005 <br />Erica Crosby ' <br />Environmental Protection Specialists <br />Division of Minerals and Geology U/ <br />1313 Sherman St, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Jake Kauffman & Son, Permit #M-1999-069 <br />Ms. Crosby, <br />(~a <br /> <br />For ~Idlife- <br />ForPeople <br />i <br />I have reviewed the letter and CD for the Jake Kauffman & Son Pit#3 Amendment to Permit #M-199-069. The <br />amendment Is to add SS acres to the mining permit and change the reclamation plan from seeded pasture to water <br />storage. <br />The mining will be done in three phases. Phase I is 41 acres and neazest the Big Thompson Ponds State Wildlife <br />Area. The reclamation is to be seeded pasture. Phase II is 135 acres and will be the East Reservoir after <br />reclamation. Phase III is 3S acres and will be the West Reservoir after reclamation. The Reservoir slopes aze 3:1, <br />which is the minimum the Division of Wildlife would be comfortable with. The DOW insists on no negative <br />impacts to the water level (hydrology) of the SWA. The DOW also asks for minimal impacts to recreationists. <br />Restricting mining activity to daylight hours during busy small game and waterfowl seasons (September through <br />February) may be necessary. Disturbance to fish or fishing recreation due to lowered water levels (affecting water <br />quality or increased water temperature) is not acceptable. Terrestrial wildlife in the azea will disperse away from <br />the mining disturbance and will hopefully return after mining is complete. <br />The USFWS should be contacted regarding potential negative impacts to federally listed plant and animal species <br />and their habitat potenfially occurring on the impacted area. <br />The weed and reseeding plans are adequate. If you have further questions, please contact Aimee Ryel at 9870-461- <br />4003. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this Permit. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~ ~~ <br />f~~ <br />Scoot Hoover <br />Northeast Regional Manager <br /> <br />Cc: Leslie, Ryel, Sherman, File <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Russell George, Exeafive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Jeffrey Crawford, Chair+ Tom Burke, Y~ce Chair • Ken Torres, Serxe~ry <br />Members, Robert Bray • Rids Enstrorn • Philip James • Claire O'Neal • Richard Ray • Robert Shcemakr~ <br />Ex Officio Members, Russell George and Don AmeM <br />