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i C~ '";A The majority of the 13 acres of mitigated wetlands wilt be established around the northern and western perimeter of the 2 open water impoundments. This will consist of the creation of 9.6 acres of shallow water emergent wetlands. An additional 3.4 acres of wet meadow wetlands wi{I be created around the remaining perimeter of the open water areas. The Colorado Department of Health, WQCD-GWPS-82, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, Colorado 80222-1530, will review the proposed project for state certification in accordance with the provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The certification, if issued, will express the State's opinion that the operations undertaken by the applicant will not result in a violation of applicable water quality standards. The Colorado Department of Health hereby incorporates this public notice as its own public notice and procedures by reference thereto. The Colorado Department of Health also reviews each project with respect to the antidegradation provisions in state regulations. For the project which is the subject of this public notice the Colorado Department of Health has preliminarily determined that this project is not located on waters that require an antidegradation review. For further information regarding antidegradation provisions, please contact Mr. John Farrow, telephone (303) 692-3575, at the Colorado Water Quality Control Division. Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, the proposed project is being reviewed for impacts to threatened or endangered species and their critical habitat. The applicant has contacted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service IUSFWS) about the need for a Soiranthes diluvialis survey. The USFWS has stated that-Phase-l wip-noi-require a survey because it is located on ar.- upland area. Wetland areas will be surveyed during 1993. The Omaha District will comply with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and 36 CFR 800. We have checked the National Register of Historic Places and 'its current supplements', and no property listed in the Register or proposed for listing is located in the permit ~ area. This is the extent of our knowledge about historic properties in the permit area at this time. However, we will evaluate input by the State Historic Preservation Officer and the public in `~ response to this public notice, and we may conduct or require a reconnaissance survey of the „~,v permit area or check for unknown historic properties, if warranted. ~ /r. l ~/ - The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impacts including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefits which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against the reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, wetlands, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. In addition, the evaluation of the impact of the work on the public interest will include application of the guidelines promulgated by the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, under authority of Section 4041b) of the Clean Water Act (40 C.F.R. Part 2301. 2