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~,. <br />\., ~~~ <br />v ~ T <br />.: ~ r ~c~ . <br />It54I ~~~ae•g•iF~~io~~ C«ece•t P~c~ne: (3Q3) 34Ct-~t4F I?a;~ (3C1~)-.~4C-E93~ <br />F'aP-£{e~•; C:G [T~~>. ~aI~B t;-i~~ai[: Fni'Q(a),~eF~-ie.tu~.ta~r: <br />April 30, 2007 <br />Judy DeVincentis <br />Western Gravel, Inc. <br />3001 N. Townsend Ave. <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />Dear Judy: <br />This letter is to give you a status report on the Olathe wetland bank. As you know, we <br />submitted the plans to Nick Mezei of the Corps of Engineers office in Grand Junction <br />many months ago. Nick Mezei left that office and Ken Jacobsen has been filling in but <br />there has been a huge backlog of work in the entire office. I have talked to Ken a few <br />times over the past 6 months and he tells me that they will provide us a response but it <br />has not yet happened. <br />Mike Klish from Westwater in Grand Junction does extensive wetland work in the <br />surrounding area and he reports to me that the same situation is occurring with his <br />projects. I will continue to try to keep this moving, but at this point, I am very <br />disappointed in their ability to get anything done from that office. <br />The project has significant earthwork that must be done to get the ground at the <br />required level for the wetlands to survive. The lakes must be filled and other areas <br />must be cut. <br />In addition, the site inspection that occurred with the COE before the submittal showed <br />rampant knapweed growth. The COE stated they could not approve the wetland bank <br />construction until the weeds were fully removed. The infestation was strong enough that <br />multiple sprayings were needed. I do not know the current status of the weeds on site. <br />Thanks, Judy. <br />Sincerely, 1 ti ~ i~; <br />Greg Le•bvicki, P. E. <br />Greg Lewicki and Associates <br />