GENERAL55678

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 2/24/2005
• Doc Name: Section 7 Consultations Payment Clarification
• From: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• To: OSM
• Permit Index Doc Type: General Correspondence
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

United States Department of the Interior
IIJ REPLY REFER TO:
ES/GJ-6-CO-99-F-034
MS 65412 GJ
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Ecological Services
764 Horizon Drive, Building B
Grand Junction, Colorado 81506-3946
February 22, 2005
Memorandum
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Division of lv)laerals and 6~ oil
To: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Denver, Colorado
Attention: Carl R. Johnston
From: Western Colorado Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services,
-_ _ _ _ _ Grand Junction, Colorado ~ ~~ - - - -- -- -
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Subject: Water Depletion Payment Clarification f Bowie 1 and 2 Mining Operations.
The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is contacting the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and
Enforcement (OSM) concerning our September 24, 20041etter and the non-receipt of depletion
payments for both the Bowie 1 and 2 mining operations. Please refer to that letter for the discussion
below.
Review of Service records clarified all but two missing payments for Bowie 1 and 2. The depletions
for 42.6 acre-feet (Bowie 1) and 113 acre-feet (Bowie #2) did not reflect payments. In a letter dated
February 10, 2005, the operator of the two mines, J.E. Stover & Associates (Stover) provided three
documents showing a payment of $2,234.42, the amount needed to cover the two depletions. The
documentation included the following:
1. Copy of Stover's hand written check register indicating check number 2520 was made out to
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in the amount of $2,234.42 and dated December
20, 1999.
2. Copy of check 2520 filled out from Stover's check book. (Parts of the check are not legible.)
3. Stover bank statement indicating check 2520 for $2,234.42 cleared.
-- WeTequest OSM-to-contact-the project proponents notifying them'that t hzServiceaccepts the -- -
documents as proof of payment closing the subject matter and that we appreciate their cooperation.
We thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions or concerns or if the
Service can be of further assistance, please contact Louanne McMartin at [phone], extension
36.
cc: FWS/UCREFRP, Denver (Attn: Angela Kantola)
CDMG, Denver (Attn: Joe D'udash)
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