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ASPHALT <br />SPECIALTIES CO. <br />7321 East 88th Ave. Henderson, CO 80640 <br />December 11, 2002 <br />Mr. Eric Odell, Habitat Biologist <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 80206 <br />(303) 289-8555 • Fax: (303) 289-7707 <br />RE: Referral Letter Response of 1 I-25-02 for Speer Mining Resource Amendment to <br />DMG Permit No. M-1983-176 <br />Dear Mr. Odell: <br />This letter is being written in response to your letter written 11-25-02 to Mr. Harry Posey <br />at the Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) regarding our referenced amendment to <br />the Speer Mining Resource. I will also be copying this letter to the DMG. <br />The application to the DMG is for an amendment to an existing mining and reclamation <br />permit allowing sand and gravel mining. The existing permit and amendment both <br />contemplate final reclamation of the site into awater-storage reservoir. As such, the <br />primary reclaimed purpose for the excavation will be as awater-storage reservoir, not <br />wildlife habitat. Wildlife habitat will occur as an ancillary feature to the reservoir with <br />shoreline edges established with wetland vegetation and the water surface serving as a <br />resting area for waterfowl. <br />We are currently mining the area to the south and are required to abide by the Urban <br />Drainage and Flood Control's (UD&FCD) plan for river stabilization along the high- <br />water bank of the South Platte River and the pit-side of the reservoir. All possible <br />attempts are being made to preserve the cottonwoods along the high-water bank of the <br />current permit area, while at the same time installing the required river-bank <br />improvements, and the same attempts will be made on the amendment area where there is <br />an existing stand of mature cottonwoods. Please refer to the cross-sections contained on <br />both the mine and reclamation plans submitted to both tfie state and Adams County. <br />Please also see the attached map provided by UD&FCD that shows the bank stabilization <br />projects along this stretch of the Platte River. Please note all the highlights: There are to <br />be many wildlife habitat improvement projects completed in this area resulting from sand <br />and gravel mining and donation of these properties to Adams County for the Regional <br />Park. Please note this information for your file on this amendment area and contact me if <br />you have any further questions or concerns. <br />Sincerely, <br />Rob Laird, Land Manager <br />f~ <br />cc: file, Berl~an Keffelew, DMG <br />