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Hr•. Jack Vacth ~ ~ .
<br />October G. 1°GU `~
<br />1'il!~l` ~VXI
<br />EXHIBIT C
<br />1. Tlrc outlines of lire pits on. the trap should refleeC lire Fere+.ges to be disturbed
<br />as cl" ~• as prartic.al. If so:~~: Of the tuaps yiven need to be. enlarged to make
<br />2. ..".r.y haul rods constructer' to serve the gra•!ci pit i:lcnc (not f,ru-existing) should
<br />be ecnsiuureri i;s part of the pit aereayes and shown as such. Please clarify this
<br />situaclon for these p{ts.
<br />3. Cathcr than Lryiny to sL•u;v all gra~mi stur:Lpilc locations on the rasps, please
<br />describe the typical placement of gravel stoekpf{es 1n pit areas.
<br />i:;!Ht~iT D.
<br />;, 1d11c11fe: I Sniend to rar-~r;unlcate r+ith Jnck :'aytrtnycr of tl:e Colorado Division
<br />of 4fildlifc concerning your :.tatcment that the r:ildlife statu:,ert cnclctrd Is
<br />ai•,~llcablr. tc all tl;c El Paso County gravel pits in the eastern par[ of the
<br />county. I r,ilf express [o him the simllnr nat~:,re of these opeYatlor.s. if he
<br />a;rees r,ith this slat^r°cnt, i trill acce:pC It. t mill also ask him if the same
<br />can he said for the Duilacroce pit which Is In a very different part of E1 Paso
<br />C•nmty. Ynu may alto wish to contact hlr~: in this r;;tter.
<br />~'. Vegetation: Sumo rli:ta cn existlnn "e~etatlen for tl:c E1 Pcsn County plt~ sh::uld
<br />be pro•rided tc thi: Div151on. Perhaps the Soll Cen.~ervation Service can be contacted
<br />to provide ~ general statcrt;cr,t conecrr,lr.y the r:::Istinr, veyetatlon, if thry are
<br />clvun tl~c pit locations.
<br />;. So11s: The idllson ^nd Saliol pits c'o not srer.; to Fr_ included r•n your listing
<br />of p~lts rs urrnnf>cc+. into soli tyPes• l'hich i:sseeir,[i,~ns do thc~• fall under
<br />b. The Dellncrc:ce pit secT.s to be r~ritl:in soil rerlan 2, the Kettle-Pring-P°yton
<br />association rather Chan the Truclcton-Pial:,;tard-C~resscr r3sociaLlon as on your
<br />list. In.tn i:hinh cf the: tr~~o g^r.rrals znncr. rmul,+ this Pit tlrrn fit4
<br />EXIIICIT E
<br />1. P.rc ttx: seedlnn rates as given f~>r the v,~rlcu, ..,.cd r;ires drillFd rates?
<br />_. Is the general reseeding plan to be the rmn given as a general example In
<br />Eehlhit ^'e In general, the nethodcrler•y rl«rr. ti,Preln is aeenptahln.
<br />;. AI[hourh lire ffnai rcclncatlon slcc:: :rc to be fairly a:ntlc. (4:1), some
<br />mulchlno r.ould seen to he necessary, rspeclally in a generally grid or seml-
<br />arld en^,ironmonr.. f. mlr.imu^r of „Z,C!10 lhs• pr_r arc re o-mulr: be a good talc.
<br />1s. 1; lcnume should t:c lnccrpnrztcd loin zl l cf Cl:c vr.rleus seeding mires to help
<br />P.,,,,, de long term nitrogcr.. An example rroald be Dirdsfoot Trefoil at 0.5 Ib.
<br />PLS;:.cre (iirlllcd). If yeu contact tl;a Sf.S cc.ncern!n5 existing ve;e:tatlon, they
<br />ray wish to rrcrx-nr;n:. ~n :,pproprlate l~qunre.
<br />EXIiIC!T !'.
<br />.ho st,tcs of ikc xcnln;; of the Dcllarrcc~. pit st,c:•ld bra clarlficct in r;riting by
<br />the Lc^rr. IJ:.r. Di:pnrtmr.nt•
<br />1 have tried to be comprel:cnsivc In my review of these permits. I feel that we tan
<br />setttc the •r; r'cus autstcnding questions on the pits and k+e ready for the Octr:brr
<br />meetin;,. 1 v;ill br c::occ Ing your reply at your e~rlicst. cor:v°nienc.^. If you hwe
<br />ary question:,, plc2s•_ c~11 •....
<br />!s per Doard rccerrren:!atlan, I +•,ill plan to cot,:: darn Cn E1 Pa50 County to visit
<br />sonic selected pits n~lned R. the p•:,St by EI Paso C•eunty but rot r.orr to bc~,crmltted,
<br />in o!'dcr to evaluate the rcel¢:r.'.^tlnn of rhos.: pits for the ?O~fd• I r•,(II contact
<br />you ns to vr!;cn rte ran get t. ^ether.
<br />Sincerely,
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