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Received ,i July 29, 1999 t' SEP 0 199 Mr. Nick Mezei U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Du Office Division n? e ? Western 2 Rood A venue, No. 102 0 Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 RE: Request for Verification of Jurisdictional Delineation for the Red Mesa Gravel Pit on the Greer Property, La Plata County, Colorado. Dear Mr. Mezei: We are writing to request a written verification with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to confirm the jurisdictional wetland boundary delineated for Nielson, Inc. (P.O. Box 1660, Cortez, CO 81321). The delineation was performed by Sugnet and Associates on behalf of Nielsons, Inc., the engineers and project managers of a proposed gravel pit to provide material for the Colorado Department of Transportation Federal Aid project, of which they are the chosen contractor-The material harvest is proposed on an upland bench near the La Plata River (out of river operation), and will require one crossing of the river where a low-flow crossing, already exists (permit application to be submitted once design is complete). INTRODUCTION This letter report summarizes the results of Sugnet and Associates' field delineation performed on July 26, 1999. *The proposed project is the harvest of material to be used for the construction of highway safety improvements, resurfacing, etc. The study was conducted on the north side of the La Plata River, where the activities are proposed. Both sides of the river were delineated in the vicinity of the proposed river crossing. The wetlands delineated for this project are located in the northeast'/4 of Section 7, Township 33N, Range 12W. The project areas are accessed by travelling south from Hwy. 160 on State Highway 140 until you reach La Plata County Road 100. Turn right (west) on Rd. 100 and travel approximately 2 miles until you reach a dirt road that leads to a small log home on the north side. Follow the road until it winds past an old gravel pit and continues to the La Plata River. The existing low-flow crossing at the river is the approximate eastern boundary of the jurisdictional determination. Please refer to Figure 1 for a vicinity map, and Figure 2 for more detailed property boundary representations. SITE CONDITIONS