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~ ~ • •: ~ <br />^a <br />United States Department of the Interior ._~~~ <br />` FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br />755 P+rfe4 Suite 361 <br />Lakew+oo4 Colorado 80115 <br />IIJ REPLY REFER TO: <br />' Esico: asisp«~edrl~w JUN 21999 <br />SpirmihG diluvi~lid <br />Survry Reporu <br />' Mul Stop 65412 <br />Brenda Mitchell <br />' Queen of the River Fish Company <br />13810 North 115 Street <br />Longmont, Colorado 80501 <br />1 Dear Ms. Mitchell: <br />' Based on the authority conferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) by the Endangered <br />Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et ~.), the Service reviewed the Ute ladies'- <br />' tresses orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis) habitat assessment report the property proposed for purchase <br />and development by Rollin Consulting in Weld County, Colorado (Township 2 North, Range 67 <br />West, Southeast 1/4 Sections 24). As described in the report, the property is located within t/z <br />' mile of the South Platte River approximately 2 miles northwest of Fort Lupton. <br />The Service finds the habitat survey report acceptable and agrees that suitable habitat for S. diluvialis <br />is not present in the areas surveyed. Therefore, the Service concurs with the determination that <br />development of this property should not adversely affect the continued existence of this orchid. <br />' We appreciate your submitting this report to our office for review and comment. If the Service can <br />be of further assistance, please contact Jan McKee at (303) 275-2370. <br />' Sincerely, <br />~ ~~~~ <br />LeRoy W: Carlson <br />' Colorado Field Supervisor <br />' cc: U.S. Army COE; Littleton, CO (Attn.: Terry McKee) <br />Reading File <br />Project File <br />' ~ Reference: n'M'T&E\ORCHID\I999lSDQOR0526.WPF <br /> <br /> <br />