2009-07-06_PERMIT FILE - M2009042

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REPLY TO ATTENTION OF V7 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1325 J STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922 June 23, 2009 Regulatory Division SPK-2009-00863 Wallace Erickson Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Dear Mr. Erickson: oqc L Rocamm JUL 0 6 2009 7 DNkage of Recimabon, +r' Miring and Safety We are responding to your June 17, 2009 request for comments on the LaSalle Pit project. The project is located within Section 13, Township 49 North, Range 10 West, Latitude 38.5056°, Longitude -107.93307°, Montrose County, Colorado. Your identification number is SPK-2009- 00863. The Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction within the study area is under the authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. Waters of the United States include, but are not limited to, rivers, perennial or intermittent streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, vernal pools, marshes, wet meadows, and seeps. Project features that result in the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States will require Department of the Army authorization prior to starting work. To ascertain the extent of waters on the project site, the applicant should prepare a wetland delineation, in accordance with the "Minimum Standards for Acceptance of Preliminary Wetland Delineations", under "Jurisdiction" on our website at the address below, and submit it to this office for verification. A list of consultants that prepare wetland delineations and permit application documents is also available on our website at the same location. The range of alternatives considered for this project should include alternatives that avoid impacts to wetlands or other waters of the United States. Every effort should be made to avoid project features which require the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. In the event it can be clearly demonstrated there are no practicable alternatives to filling waters of the United States, mitigation plans should be developed to compensate for the unavoidable losses resulting from project implementation. Please refer to identification number SPK-2009-00863 in any correspondence concerning this project. If you have any questions, please contact Carrie Rinderle at Colorado West Regulatory Branch, 400 Rood Avenue, Room 142, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, email Carrie.A.Rinderle@usace.army.mil, or telephone (970) 243-1199, extension 14. For more