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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Ritter, Jr., Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE y <br />s? yq <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER s o? OF <br />Thomas E. Remington, Director RECEIVED <br />ED <br />6060 Broadway For Wildlife- <br />Denver, Colorado 80216 JUN 1 `l' MID For People <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />wildlife. state. co. us <br />Divi6lon of oeclpmaY'on, <br />June 15th, 2010 !U7(nwig <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />Pueblo Service Center <br />600 Reservoir Road <br />Pueblo, CO 81005 <br />Mr. Jared L Evert, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Mullet Excavating, LLC., Mooney 5804 Altura Pit, M-2010-012 <br />Dear Mr. Evert: <br />Recently the Colorado Division of Wildlife received a request for written comments concerning a <br />proposed aggregate, road base, and fill extraction pit permit in-Las Animas County. This permit is <br />known as the Altura Pit and operated by Mullet Excavating, LLC. This request was forwarded to <br />District Wildlife Manager Jeremy Gallegos for wildlife assessment. <br />Wildlife species that may be commonly found on the site and surrounding areas are mule deer, <br />pronghorn, scaled quail, western rattle snake, bull snake, as well various bird species. There were no <br />black tailed prairie dogs found on the site. The area can best be categorized as short grass prairie with <br />several small hills leading to a small plateau. It should be noted that this proposed pit is adjacent to a <br />smaller pit, known as the Mooney Hills, M 2007-007, that is currently being operated by Mullet <br />Excavating, LLC. -- <br />Disturbance to the shortgrass prairie habitat is likely to occur due to the proposed action; however this <br />disturbance can be minimized if some recommendations are followed. <br />• Care should be taken in the design and construction of access roads to the site to minimize <br />erosion, taking into account proper drainage and sloping of road cuts. Slopes should be seeded <br />with a native seed mix and monitored for successful vegetation establishment. The utilization of <br />current roads should be a priority over constructing new roads. <br />• A stockpile of topsoil should be set aside for reclamation purposes., This.stockpile should also be <br />=temporarily seeded to minimize.erosion losses?;and. then spread. over the,affected. prior-to, eeding <br />'Y ,with iiative'gragses;-forbs, and shruhs:(:?i:,sq -.u cori? <br />u r., <br />• It is recommended that livestock be excluded from the site until such time as the site is released <br />. dnd'the.bond returned. <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Mike King, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Tim Glenn, Chair • Robert Streeter, Vice Chair • Mark Smith, Secretary <br />Members, David R. Brougham • Dennis Buechler • Dorothea Farris • Allan Jones • John Singletary • Dean Wingfield <br />Ex Officio Members, Mike King and John Stulp