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• • sFp ~c~j~i~ <br />L u` <br />DEPARTMENTTOF RESOURCES Suitea1041ace (/~~r~aC ~ jG-~ <br />AGRICULTURS SERVECEATION M97tO;o249-84081401 o~pdn/es <br />September 26, 1996 <br />Paul McGehee <br />United Companies <br />618 Dike Road <br />Box 3609 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81502 <br />Dear Paul: <br />Enclosed is my estimate of rangeland stocking rates for land <br />to be disturbed by your Norwood gravel mining operation as it <br />exists currently and after mining and reclamation are complete. <br />As you can see, I would expect an increase of between .15 <br />AUM's/acre and .09 AUM's/acre after the site has been mined and <br />reclaimed. Although the total annual production before and after <br />will be close to the same, the percentage of usable forage after <br />will be much higher. <br />I have also enclosed climatological data for the Norwood <br />area as requested. Feel free to contact me if you have <br />additional questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />~,ec~ f ~ ~ <br />Dean R. Stindt <br />Resource Conservationist <br />