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04004 Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />February 19, 2004 <br />Blair Leisure <br />Wright Water Engineers, Inc. <br />2490 Wes[ 26'" Ave, Suite IOOA <br />Denver, CO 80211 <br />Dear Blair: <br />Knowledge to Go Places <br />Colorado Natura[ Heritage Program <br />Colorado State University <br />8002 Campus Delivery <br />Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-8002 <br />(970) 491-1309 <br />FAX: (970) 491-3349 <br />www.cnhp.colostate.edu <br />The Colorado Natural Heritage Progam (CNHP) is in receipt of your request for information regazding the <br />proposed project areajust north of Fort Lupton, Colorado. Irt response, I have searched our Biological and <br />Conservation Datasystem (BCD) for natural heritage elements (occurrences of significant natural communities <br />and rare, threatened or endangered plants and animals) documented from the vicinity of the area specified in <br />your request, specifically in the northeastern portion of Section 25 and the northwestern portion of Section 30, <br />Ranges 66 and 67 West, Township 2 North, in Weld County. <br />The enclosed report describes natural heritage resources known from this area and gives location (by <br />Township, Range, and Section), precision information, and the date of last observation of the element at that <br />location. This report includes elements known to occur within the specified project site, as well as elements <br />known from similar landscapes near the site. Please note that "precision" reflects the resolution of original <br />data. For example, an herbarium record from "4 miles east of Colorado Springs" provides much less spatial <br />information than a topographic map showing the exact location of the occurrence. "Precision" codes of <br />Seconds, Minutes, and General are defined in the footer of the enclosed report. <br />The report also ou8ines the status of known elements. We have included status according to Natural Heritage <br />Program methodology and legal status under state and federal statutes. Natural Heritage ranks are <br />standardized across the Heritage Program network, and are assigned for global and state levels of rarity. They <br />range from "1"for critically imperiled or extremely rare elements, [o "5" for those that are demonstrably <br />secure. <br />I You may notice that some occusences do not have sections listed. Those species have been designated as <br />i "sensitive" due to [heir rarity and threats by human activity. Peregrine falcons, for example, are susceptible to <br />human breeders removing falcon eggs from their nests. Fot these species, CNHP does not normally provide <br />]ovation information beyond township and range. Please contact us Should you require more detailed <br />information for sensitive occurrences. <br />There are no CDIEIP designated Potential Consetvation Areas located within your project area. Tn order to <br />successfully protect populations or occurrences, it is necessary [o delineate conservation areas. These <br />conservation areas focus on capturing the ecological processes that are necessary to support the continued <br />existence of a particular element of namral heritage significance. Conservation areas may include a single <br />occurrence of a rare element or a suite of raze elements or significant features. <br />~~~~~e~ <br />,. <br />~toR/ttP <br />Fort Lupton Sand and Gravel Mine - L.G, Everist, Inc. September 20, 2004 <br />Amendment to Permit No M-1999-120 Page 20 <br />