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REPLY TO <br />ATTENTION OF <br />DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY G %~ ~j~ <br />U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO (7y <br />CORPS OF ENGINEERS <br />1325 J STREET <br />SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95614-2922 SSS~ :,/n <br />September 5, 2007 <br />~r <br />W <br />/r~~ ~ ~1~~. ~~5~ <br /> <br />Regulatory Branch (SPK-2007-1666) <br />,/5~., . ~°~7 <br />!~ a_P ' <br />Mr. Steve S. Shuey <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Shuey: <br />We are responding to your August 7, 2007 request for comments on the Vagneur Site <br />project. This project is located at Latitude 39.73691, Longitude -104.98449, Section 16, <br />Township 9 South, Range 85 West, near Aspen, in Pitkin County, Colorado. Your identification <br />number is SPK-2007-] 666. <br />The Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction within the study area is under the authority of <br />Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of <br />the United States. Waters of the United States include, but are not limited to, rivers, perennial or <br />intermittent streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, vernal pools, marshes, wet meadows, and seeps. <br />Project features that result in the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United <br />States will require Department of the Army authorization prior to starting work. <br />To ascertain the extent of waters on the project site, the applicant should prepare a . <br />wetland delineation, in accordance with the "Minimum Standards for Acceptance of Preliminary <br />Wetland Delineations", under "Jurisdiction" on our website at the address below, and submit it to <br />this office for verification. A list of consultants that prepare wetland delineations and permit <br />application documents is also availahle on our website at the same location. <br />The range of alternatives considered for this project should include alternatives that avoid <br />impacts to wetlands or other waters of the United States. Every effort should be made to avoid <br />project features which require the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United <br />States. In the event it can be clearly demonstrated there are no practicable alternatives to filling <br />waters of the United States, mitigation plans should be developed to compensate for the <br />unavoidable losses resulting from project implement tion. <br />