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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY <br />REPLY TO <br />ATTENTION OF <br />U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO <br />CORPS OF ENGINEERS <br />1325 J STREET <br />SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922 <br />June 23, 2009 <br />Regulatory Division SPK-2009-00278 <br />Travis Marshall <br />State of Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Marshall: <br />.i - a.ooq - (Al <br /> <br />JUL 0 6. 2009 <br />p of ReclanladOn, <br />VI/ Miring and Safety <br />We are responding to your June 16, 2009 request for comments n the Gunnison River <br />Gravel Pits project. The project is located within Section 28, Township 12 South, Range 99 <br />West, Latitude 38.9758°, Longitude -108.456°, Whitewater, Mesa County, Colorado. Your <br />identification number is SPK-2009-00278. <br />The Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction within the study area is under the authority of Section <br />404 of the Clean Water Act for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United <br />States. Waters of the United States include, but are not limited to, rivers, perennial or <br />intermittent streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, vernal pools, marshes, wet meadows, and seeps. <br />Project features that result in the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United <br />States will require Department of the Army authorization prior to starting work. <br />To ascertain the extent of waters on the project site, the applicant should prepare a wetland <br />delineation, in accordance with the "Minimum Standards for Acceptance of Preliminary Wetland <br />Delineations", under "Jurisdiction" on our website at the address below, and submit it to this <br />office for verification. A list of consultants that prepare wetland delineations and permit <br />application documents is also available on our website at the same location. <br />The range of alternatives considered for this project should include alternatives that avoid <br />impacts to wetlands or other waters of the United States. Every effort should be made to avoid <br />project features which require the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United <br />States. In the event it can be clearly demonstrated there are no practicable alternatives to filling <br />waters of the United States, mitigation plans should be developed to compensate for the <br />unavoidable losses resulting from project implementation.