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~ ~` <br />Gunnison Soil Conservation District <br />216 N. Colorado -Gunnison, Colorado 81230 - (970) 641-0494 <br />iii iiiiiiiiniu iii <br />December 6, 2001 RECEIVED <br />Division of Minerals and Geology DEC 1 1 2001 <br />1313 Sherman Street, Rm. 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 8ivisionofMineralsandGeolollY <br />RE: American Concrete and Gravel, LLC Permit Application <br />Dear Board Members, <br />We reviewed the Reclamation Permit application for American Concrete and Gravel at <br />our board meeting and since we had reviewed their first pit in 1996 we were able to <br />come up with the following recommendations. <br />This site is ideal for a gravel pit and will provide great wildlife habitat benefits when the <br />pit is reclaimed to a lake. The reclamation is pretty straightforward with the sloping of <br />the Lakeshore to 3:1 slopes and the application of the stockpiled topsoil to provide growth <br />medium for the planting of native grasses, willows, cottonwood and aspen. The NRCS <br />has completed a grass seed mix for the site and we have attached it to this letter. This <br />site will grow grass vegetation fairly easily since it is in close proximity to irrigation and <br />the creek. <br />The soils are comparable to the last site, Irim loam and Gas Creek sandy loam. Both <br />are hydric soils and thus there will likely be some wetlands that the Corps of Engineers <br />will have jurisdiction over. <br />As long as all wetland and water quality issues are addressed, this site is great for gravel <br />extraction and will provide recreation and wildlife benefits to the ranch, as well as <br />providing a gravel resource that is needed in the area. <br />If you have any further questions about this letter call us at 970-642-4462 <br />Sin/cerely, <br />,~ <br />Ted T. Bemis, President <br />CONSERVATION-DEVELOPMENT-SELF-GOVERNMENT <br />