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NERSC DEN Fax~303-291-7114 <br />• <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Owens, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION 4F WILDLIFE <br />AN EOUAL OPPORTUNfrY EMPLOYER <br />John W, Mumma, Director <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 80216 <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />May 17, 1999 <br />Carl Mount <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Shem-an St Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Permk # M~9-t};i4 -CAMAS Colorado -Cooley ReservoidFuRon Wildlife Area <br />Dear Mr. Mount: <br />G~~~O <br />~~y~~ <br />'~OFi'•~ <br />Fos Sr~ildGfr - <br />For Propfr <br />I have reviewed this new application wilh District 1Nldlife Manager Obe Lawry and am familiar <br />with the site irom past visits during an eatiier comment phase. The comments we made earlier, <br />which ware inducted with this application, are still valid as the proposal is esserrtialy identipl to <br />the previous plan. A few additional points: <br />The setback distance from the South Platte River is a signfiCarrt factor- ff mining is kept <br />balk 400' as is Currently proposed, the impacts from the planned work should easily be <br />mitigated for by the wetland creation project on the east side of the river. ff doser <br />encroachment occurs, there will be signficartt removal of trees from the riparian corridor <br />along the west river bank In that event, we would suggest additional mitigating measures - <br />planting of native cottonwoods/willows in the remaining riparian zone and removal of <br />livestocc grazing in the riparian zone. <br />The plan for the wetland in Parcel B is confusing. One part of the application indicates that <br />no open water will result, but one of the maps clearly stwws an open water area. We feel <br />that the wetland would be more valuable io wildlife with an open water Component. Since <br />some open.water in the wrTent wetlar-d wi8 be lost, we suggest that a1 t~si an equal <br />amount of open water be replaced. <br />The wildlife section slightly overstates the value of the new reservoirs to waterfow4, but Ibis is <br />not a significant point <br />• The plan to leave the trees al the south end of Parcel A is excellent! <br />Please let me know if you have any questions. <br />May 17~ 8:15 III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Greg Walther, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE GOMMISStON, Chuck Lewis, Chairman • Mark LeValley. Vice Chairman • Bernard L. Bladr, Jr., Secretary <br />Dorothea Farris, Member • Philip James, Member • Arnold Salazar, Member • John Singletary, Member <br />