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United States Department of the Interior <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: <br />ES/CO: MS 65412 GJ <br />Mr. Ed Gardner <br />White Water Building Materials <br />P.O. Box 1769 <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81502 <br />FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE =~ ~^ <br />Ecological Services <br />764 Horizon Drive, Building B <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81506-3946 <br />October 1, 2004 <br />OCT 0 4 `-'"" <br />Arend Junction Field Gffl00 <br />?cr Oivfalon of Minerals & 9eologY ~.,~ <br />Dear Mr.Gazdner:~~~~~{~~ Pi}S~ ~(_/~i7~-~Z~- (,Jeed~$pf'ay/ <br />On September 13, 2004, you requested we send you a lettet concerning weed spraying azound <br />the pond in phase one at the Whitewater pit south of the Gunnison River near Whitewater, <br />Colorado. This former gravel pit which was transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation and is <br />pending transfer to the BLM is still in the reclamation phase and has Russian knapweed growing <br />azound the perimeter of the pond. Russian knapweed is a noxious weed that must be controlled <br />within Mesa County. <br />The pond that was created by the extraction of gravel was stocked with endangered larval <br />razorback suckers in the spring of 2004. Because of the concern over the affect some herbicides <br />may have on endangered fish we request that no spray be allowed to come in contact with the <br />waters surface. This will require that any spraying done in the vicinity of the pond be done by <br />hand on days with little to no wind so as to limit the potential for spray entering the water. In <br />addition any spraying should be done when there is limited chance of rain washing the spray <br />from the plants into the pond. With these safeguards in place we believe there should be little <br />chance of exposure to the fish in the pond. <br />We appreciate the opporhrnity to comment on your proposed spraying. We would also request <br />that prior to spraying we be contacted so that if we plan to stock fish or otherwise work in or <br />around the pond we will be aware of your impending actions. Please contact myself or Rick <br />Krueger in our office at (970) 243-2778 if you have any further questions and prior to any <br />spraying. <br />Sincerely; <br />F <br />~~~ 'f111an R. Pfister <br />~ Wesfem Colorado Supervisor <br />~! <br />cc: BLM, Grand Junction Field Office, Attn: Robin Lacey <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Atm: Steve Shey <br />