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growth pinion juniper forest, and therefore should be reclaimed as the same. (34-32.5- <br />116(4)(f) & (k), Responsibilities as a Permittee #2, & 18-8-503CRS) <br />3.1.10 "Spraying according to an approved Delta County Weed Mitigation Plan <br />will control weeds". Note that there is a vineyadd immediately downwind of this proposed <br />quarry site. I do not see any mention of how the operator will guazantee the spray will not <br />travel downwind and adversely affect the vineyard. Another note along this line. The <br />operator has proposed using KCl to control dust on the access road and in the staging <br />area. The Colorado Extension agent has said that KCl is very damaging to vineyazds and <br />drift of the KCl will likely occur with dust leaving the premises. This is another way the <br />adjacent vineyard can be damaged by this operation. (34-32.5-103(1.5) & 34-32.5-114 & <br />Responsibilities as a Permittee #3) <br />Exhibit H -Wildlife Information <br />"The proposed operation is not expected to have major adverse effect on wildlife <br />present or neaz the site". This statement is in disagreement with the Division of Wildlife <br />(DOW) evaluation provided. The DOW states that a project of this size may cause <br />wildlife to be displaced, and the azea is used yeaz round by deer and elk, and bears and <br />mountains have been sighted. Also the evaluation notes that the plant life that exists <br />without human interference consists of pinyons, junipers and an assortment of native <br />grasses and forbs, and that the proposed land development may permanently change the <br />future wildlife habitat value. Note that the Bensons repeatedly state the azea is currently <br />rangeland, and want to revegetate with grasses only. This will not bring the azea back to <br />its current climax forest of pinion and juniper. (Responsibilities as a permittee #2 & 18-8- <br />503CRS) <br />Exhibit I and Exhibit J <br />Examples have been used from the Paonia azea. This section should use anaysis of <br />the area in question. If none is available, then applicant should pay to have the <br />appropriate analyses done. (34-32.5-115(4)(a) <br />Special note: SCS report, range site #284 is used. <br />Under part A, 2. page three, it states that "heavy grazing use can aid the <br />establishment of pinyon and juniper seedlings", etc. This does not apply to this area. <br />Junipers on areas close to this site aze from 500 to 2000 yeazs old. Coring and dating of <br />juniper and pinyon trees could determine whether pinyon juniper forest is the climax <br />vegetation or whether it has invaded due to grazing of livestock. Land should be <br />revegetated accordingly. If the trees are determined to pre-date grazing in the area, the <br />land should be revegetated using MATURE pinyon and juniper trees. <br />Exhibit L -Reclamation Costs <br />