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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Ritter, Jr., Govemor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Thomas E. Remington, Director <br />Southeast Region <br />4255 Sinton Raid <br />Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 <br />Telephone: (719) 227 -5200 <br />wildlife. state. co. us <br />November 14, 2009 <br />Michael A. Cunningham <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />- <br />-- Denver - CO - 80203 <br />' , <br />Re: Tracey and Ed Grimes, Dill Pit, File No. M -2009 -077 <br />Dear Mr. Cunningham: <br />L 0 <br />4 <br />�p� OF �~ <br />For Wildlife- <br />For People <br />The Division of Wildlife is familiar with the site and has the following comments to provide regarding the <br />request for comments on Tracey and Ed Grimes Dill Pit, a reclamation permit application to extract <br />construction materials. <br />The local vegetation is made up of short grass pasture, comprised of native vegetation such as blue <br />gramma and buffalo grass. It is important during reclamation of the site that native vegetation be <br />replaced .to its current state. For more speck information on native vegetation, consult the local <br />NRCS office. Without adequate reclamation, the site could experience erosion problems. This makes <br />efforts to revegetate the site as part of the reclamation even more important. <br />The Division requests that the overburden top soil be stock piled for use during the reclamation <br />process. An effort should be made to treat for any noxious weeds that may invade the disturbed site. <br />Grading of slopes should be in a 4:1 ratio. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this reclamation permit application. If you have any <br />questions or require additional information, please contact_ District Wildlife Manager Jeromy Huntington <br />at 719 -227 -5283 or via e-mail at ieromy.huntingtonca- state.co.us <br />Sincerely, , <br />C• <br />Shaun Deeney <br />Area Wildlife Manager <br />xc: File, SE: Regional Office, Jeromy Huntington, DWM <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, James B. Martin, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Brad Coors, Chair • Tim Glenn, Vice Chair • Dennis Buechler, Secretary <br />Members, Jeffrey Crawford • Dorothea Farris • Roy McAnally • John Singletary • Mark Smith • Robert Streeter <br />Ex Officio Members, James B. Martin and John Stulp <br />