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UNITED STATES SOIL F.CI.L'u:: `; ;F DEF•ARTMENT of CONSERV.ATII~N CRIP'P'LE C:REEk;,C:U ~=0:1~~ ACifiIC:ULTUF.G SERVICE 71'-l-h~;'=/-'`GF,~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Apr i I ':/, 1'-/'-/u 999 Nr-. John L-:uchner- ~51c~ Waldear~ St. Dear- Mr. L-~uc4:r~er-: This letter- is to dc~curner~t the fact that y~~u have consulted with the Te I I er--F'ar-k S.+i I C:or~servat i c~r~ District arld rnyse I f r-e3ar-d i rig y~:ur pr.~pose'i C:rysta I Jac4: rn i r~ i rig aper-at i ors i r. Sect,j~~r~~ Ti1S R71W in Tel ler- Cc~ur~ty. .•• , As the r-ec I arnat i .. r. p I are f~~r- ttie pr-op~:sed ~~per'a+, i r~ri was pr-evi~~usly developed by the IJ.S. Forest Service t~ecause ttie site is r,ri their lard, I merely discussed the project with y~~u to Set a feel for- its scone ar~d impact, etc. It is my ur~der'Stirid i ri3 t'iiat: 1. Tt~e project will consist of a series of small e::cavated pits wry i cn, of*er a sF,r:r-t term e::~' I or-at i nn tirnefr-arne, wi I I tie r-e+.ur-r~ed tc~ essential ly their- pr-evi~;us s+.ate Lef~~r-e 'i i s+.ur-t'ar~ce. As such, 'j i stur-bar~ce sl-~nul d tie rninirnal. ~. Qperat i nr~s w i (I stay out of the tr i futar-y of L-;eaver- C:ree4::. If the creeF:: is ~]ir-ectly impacted, C:lear~ Water A.ct r-e3u! at i .~r~s may gave tc' tie f c~ I I awed, sucr~ as nt~ta i r. i r~? a Section 404 F'errnit fr-c~rn the C:or-ps ~~f En3ineers, etc. :. Tt~e p l ar,t i rig rn i ;; r-ecornrnended try ttie F~~r-est Service appears we I I suited for rec I airni rig tree d i s+.ur-t~e~i areas. Tc~ elabc~r-ate or. tt~e rni;:, TirnotF~y sh~;uld tie used nri the t~ottorn I ar~d i~r• wetter- sites as ~~pposed to up I ar~d sites. ar~d a rat ive b I uegr-ass i s pr-ef er-at~ I e to Ker~tucF:y t~ I ue3r-ass, taut neither- ~~f these p~~ir~ts are critical t.. y~~ur r-eplar~tir~3 success. Steep sl~~pes may r-equir-e special practices to c~~r~tr-~~I sr~i I rn~~verner~t, as r-efer'er~ce'i t,y tF~e F~~r•est Service. Sincer-e(y, L~'~~ District CCorlser-V3t l r!rl l St