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STATE OF COLORADO Roy Romer, Governor ~ DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AN EQUAL OPPORfUNIiY EMPLOYER John W. Mumma. Director 6060 Broadway Denver, Colorado 60276 Telephone: (303) 297-1192 Mr. Dan Mathews Division of Minerals and Geology 2148 Broadway Grand Junction, CO. 81503 Re: Deserado Mine File No. C-81-018 v"' ~ REFER TO I= n- .a~ August 9 , 1996 For Wildlife - For People Dear Dan, Thanks for bringing this issue to my attention. I was not aware of such an agreement. To date, I have no knowledge of any monitoring project on antelope conducted by either the CDOW or by any personnel secured by the applicant in this area. I will try to do some checking with my predecessors to see if they have any knowledge of such monitoring. Based on my knowledge of the area, I would guess that there has been no major conflict between the refuse disposal area and antelope movements. I have also seen antelope in the refuse area and they seem to have acclimated to the human use just fine. I would also believe that if there was a conflict with water, the antelope have adopted new movement routes to Cactus Reservoir. The new water sources associated with the refuse system may also benefit the antelope. For this Yeason, I do not see a need for a formal monitoring project on antelope at this time. If I hear from anyone else within the CDOW with information contrary to this, I will let you know as soon as possible. Thanks you for following through with this matter. Sincerely, /~~ ~". Bill de Vergie ' District Wildlife Manager cc: Dan Prenzlow DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, James S. Lochheatl. Executive Director WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Arnoltl Salazar. Chairman • Rebecca L. Frank, Vlce Chair • Mark Le Valley. Secretary Louis F. Swift, Member • Jesse Langston Boyd, Jr., Member William R. Hegberg, Member • John Stulp. Member • James R. Long, Member