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STATE OF COLORADO Roy Romer, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Perry D. Olson, Director 6060 Broatlway Denver, Coloratlc 80216 Telepnone: (3031 2977 t 92 III ~II~II~II~~II~II • 999 Carl Ei. Mount Mined Land Reclamation Division 1313 E~herman Street; Room 215 Denvex•, CO 80203 Dear rr. Mount: MAR 16 1992 Reciamined Land ation pr,,;,,;,,~ I have toured the gravel mining operation (Permit No. M-87- 103) of the M. Sims Gravel Company in East Douglas Creek, Rio Blanco County. I am concerned by the nature and location of this operation in regard to both the original and amended boundaries. At the present time, gravel is being mined from a steep hillside and pushed over a cliff to the work area below. Material and rip-rap from this operation is being stored extremely close to an intermittent stream. I am worried that runoff' during a high rainfall event would cause a large amount of sediment to be deposited in East Douglas Creek. Landowners, Division of Wildlife, and BLM in the area are at present trying very hard to upgrade the East Douglas riparian system. Any substantial increase in the sediment load could be extremely detrimental to the progress already made. I would very much like to see a burm constructed along the intermittent stream and Rio Blanco County Road 27 to trap the runoff' from the mined area. Some of the runoff could even be channeled northward on the west side of the county road allowing any sediment to settle out before Pinding its way into the creek. Also, I would like to suggest that in the future the reclamation plans Por gravel pits such as this include some type of native woody vegetation. This is very important in areas like East Liouglas Creek that act as winter range Por a large number oP deer. I do understand that there is very little that can be done with this mine as the reclamation plan has already been approved. Sinc rely ~~~ L~/J /J~ Hark W. Caddy District Wildlife Manager Rangely District(s) P.O. Box 670 Rangely, CO 81648 675-5714 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Hamlet J. Barry, Executive Director WILDLIFE COMMISSION, William R. Hegberg, Chairman . Dennis Luttrell, Vice Chairman . Eltlon W. Cooper, Secretary Felix Chavez. Member . Rebecca L Frank Member . Lours F. Swift, Member .George VanDenBerg, Member . Larry M. Wright, Member REFER 70 For Wildlije- For People March ~ECEIV~~