2011-01-12_REVISION - M1980112

• Permit No: M1980112
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 1/12/2011
• Doc Name: Comments
• From: DOW
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
Bill Ritter, Jr., Governor
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WILDLIFE
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Thomas E. Remington, Director
6060 Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80216
Telephone: [phone]
wildlife. state. co. us
5 January 2010
Travis H. Marshall
Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman-Street, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
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RECEIVED
JAN 12 2011
Division of ReGacfion,
AiGning and Safety
RE: Rio Blanco County, Richard Bachman Pit, Permit No. M-1980-112
To Mr Marshall:
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) would like to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing us to
comment on the above mentioned gravel pit. The CDOW believes it to be necessary that any projects of this kind
follow a review period such as this to identify impacts to wildlife, if any, and mitigate for those impacts.
CDOW has carefully reviewed the proposed request by Rio Blanco County for the Richard Bachman Pit and
offers the following comments:
• The proposed action is to add additional acreage to the existing permit. CDOW affirms that acreage
expansion to the existing permit does not impact wildlife in a detrimental manner.
• CDOW request that post mining reclamation of the gravel pit be planted to a suitable mixture of native
grass/forb/shrub seed that will aid in offsetting negative impact to wildlife.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Jon Wangnild, District Wildlife Manager, at
[phone].
Respectfully,
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Bill deVergie, Area Wildlife Manager
Meeker Service Center
PO Box 1181
Meeker, Colorado, 81641 .
[phone]
Cc- -Ron Velarde; Northwest Colorado Rehional Manager
Bill deVergie, AWM
Jon Wangnild, DWM
Ed Winters, Land Use Specialist
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Mike King, Executive Director
WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Tim Glenn, Chair • Robert Streeter, Vice Chair • Mark Smith, Secretary
Members, David R. Brougham • Dennis Buechler • Dorothea Farris • Allan Jones • John Singletary • Dean Wingfield
Ex Officio Members, Mike King and John Stulp