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1 <br />Savage and Savage <br />' praclicd solutions for errvironmenlai problems <br />464 West Sumac Court 303 666-7372 telephone <br />' Louisville. Colorado 80027-222'1 303 665~i808 facsimile <br />November 29, 1999 ~j r <br />' Rob Lavd ~F~n l ~~iT <br />' Banks and Gesso ed d 1999 <br />720 Kipling Street, Suite 117 nks ~ ~'es <br />Lakewood, Colorado 80215 so, ~~ <br />C <br />' Re: Preliminary Investigation of Speer Property, Adams County, Colorado <br />' Dear Rob: <br />On November 29, 19991 conducted a preliminary site investigation of property that may <br />be developed for mineral extraction west of Old Brighton Road and southeast of the <br />South Platte River, in Adams County, Colorado. The purpose of the site investigation <br />was to assess the likelihood of encountering jurisdictional wetlands and potential habitat <br />' for the Preble's meadowjumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preb/ei) and Ute ladies-tresses <br />orchid (Spiranthes diluvi~alis). <br />' The site investigation consisted of a pedestrian and vehicle inspection of the <br />approximately 53 acres contained in the W'/zSE'h of Section 34 in T1S, R67W of the 6'~ <br />prime meridian in Adam> County, Colorado. Currently, the predominant land uses on the <br />' property are agriculture (hay) and grazing. Adjacent land uses include mineral <br />extraction, agriculture, grazing, and residential. Findings of the preliminary site <br />investigation are detailed below. The general location of potential Preble's meadow <br />' jumping mouse and Ute ladies-tresses orchid habitat and likely jurisdictional wetlands are <br />depicted on the attached map. <br />' Waters of the United States <br />Waters of the United Stales, regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, aze all <br />' waters which were, are, ctr could be used in interstate commerce; and include (but are not <br />limited to) rivers, strean~s, sloughs, and wetlands. The most significant water of the <br />United States is the South Platte River which forms the northern and western boundary of <br />' the property. Within the interior of the property are two ponds that contain standing <br />water. These areas constitute waters of the United States also. <br />' Jurisdictional Wetlands <br />Regulated jurisdictional wetlands encountered in Colorado include submergent, <br />' emergent, wet meadows, sloughs, surface water drainage ditches, bogs, and potholes. <br /> <br /> <br />