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<br />s <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Thomas E. Remington, Director <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 80216 <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />wildlife. state. co. us <br />22 March 2011 <br />James Stark <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-1981-018) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 68 (TR-7) <br />B-Seam Dewatering System <br />To James Stark: <br />1,4 <br />c?>?"'J -0 <br />MpR 3 0 24 r1 ,,ti,.?tr. <br />p?vrM,nin9 and °aaie?; <br />1 OF ?yq <br />For Wildlife- <br />For People <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) welcomes the opportunity to comment on proposed action such as <br />these. It is .the responsibility of the CDOW to ensure that the wildlife resources of the State of Colorado are <br />addressed and protected for the enjoyment of the public. CDOW has reviewed TR-68 and offers the following <br />comments:.... . <br />• Deserado Mine has applied to add an additional 3.47 acres of disturbance within the mine permit <br />boundary. This is to accomplish the establishment of a dewatering system for the B-Seam workings. This <br />action will result in pumping water through an existing service hole into a series of treatment ponds. <br />Ultimately, the water will be discharged into a natural draining. <br />• Discharge of water into the drainage is regulated by the permit and must meet the water quality <br />parameters for discharge. CDOW recommends that this be strictly enforced. Any surface water discharge <br />is beneficial to wildlife, especially in the and regions of western Rio Blanco County. It is paramount that <br />careful controls be implemented to ensure contaminated water is not discharged. Given that the mine <br />permit addresses this practice, the CDOW does not oppose the approval of this action. <br />If you have any further questions and/or comments, please feel free to contact Terry Wygant, District Wildlife <br />manager, at (970)878-6070. <br />Thank you, <br />Bill deVergie <br />Area Wildlife Manager <br />.. <br />Meeker Service Center.. <br />PO Box 1181 <br />Meeker, Colorado 81641. <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 Salazar