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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Owens, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Bruce McCbskey, Director <br />solo Broadway <br />Denier, Cokrcado 80216 <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />September 24, 2004 <br />Berhan M. Keffelew <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Dept of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />(303) 866-3567 <br />For ~ldlrfe- <br />ForPeople <br />Re: Schmidt Construction Company, Coal Creek Resources /Permit No. M-1988-044, Revision No. AR- <br />2 /Release Request Consideration / Arapahoe County <br />Dear Mr. Keffelew: <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Release Request Consideration concerning the sand <br />mining operation of the Schmidt Construction Company along Coal Creek on the Lowry Bombing Range <br />SLB property. The site is located throughout Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, and 25, Township 5 South, <br />Range 65 West, of the 6"' Principal Meridian in Arapahoe County, Colorado. <br />The mission of the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) is to protect, preserve, enhance, and manage <br />wildlife and their environment for the use, benefit and enjoyment of the people of Colorado and its <br />visitors. One of the ways we achieve our mission is to comment on land use proposals such as the <br />request we received from your agency. Our goal is to provide complete, consistent and timely <br />information to all entities who request comment on matters within our statutory authority and our <br />mission. <br />The current mining plan (approximately 1,590 acres) has involved mining sand up to depths of up to 25 <br />feet in the uplands while sand mining in the river bed was permitted only to a maximum depth of 8 feet or <br />less in order to protect the clay seam layer within Coal Creek. <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife conducted a raptor survey along Coal Creek on May 7, 2004. The <br />survey was led by CDOW Raptor Specialist, Brent Bibles, Terrestrial Biologist, Aaron Lindstrom, and <br />District Wildlife Manager, Travis Hams. The team conducted a raptor survey along the cottonwood- <br />willow riparian corridor of Coal Creek north from Arapahoe County Road 50 to Yale, which covers a <br />distance of approximately 7 miles. <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Russet George, Exectifive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, PhTp James, Chair • Jeffrey Crawford, V~ce•Chair • Brad Phelps, Secretary <br />Members, Bernard Black • Tom Burke • Rick Er>strom • Claire O'N~ • Robert Shoemaker • Ken Tortes <br />Ex O(fido Members, Russet George and Don Ament <br />