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T? STATE OF COLORADO John W. Hickenlooper, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Thomas E. Remington, Director 6060 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80216 Telephone: (303) 297-1192 wildlife. state. co. us May 13, 2011 Colorado Division of Wildlife Pueblo Service Center 600 Reservoir Road Pueblo, CO 81005 Mr. Jared L Ebert Environmental Protection Specialist Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 cN6i s10? OF ?yq For Wildlife- For People RECEIVED 11'AY 16 2011 ¢-p Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety RE: Febbraro Construction Co., The Broyles Pit, Permit No. M-2004-28 Dear Mr. Ebert: Recently the Colorado Division of Wildlife received a request for written comments concerning the, conversion of the Broyles Pit from a 110(c) Limited Impact Construction Materials Permit to a 112(c) Regular Construction Materials Permit. The original permit allowed for an affected area of 9.96 acres and is proposing an amendment to expand that by 3 additional acres to 12.96 acres. If the application was understood correctly, the gravel pile has already been located on these 3 acres. This request was forwarded to District Wildlife Manager Jeremy Gallegos for wildlife assessment. Wildlife species that may be commonly found either on the site or surrounding areas are elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, pronghorn, scaled quail, western rattle snake, bull snake, garter snake, as well various bird and raptor species. Although black tail prairie dogs are near the area, there are no known active towns on the site. There are no known threatened or endangered species on the site as well. The affected area can best be categorized as shallow soiled short grass prairie with several hills near the riparian zone of the Purgatoire River. Disturbance to the short grass prairie habitat is likely to occur due to the proposed action; however this disturbance can be minimized if some recommendations are followed. • ' i?A stockpile of topsoil- should beset. aside-for. reclamation purposes. -This'stockpile should also: be temporarily seeded to minimize erosion losses, and then spread over the affected area prior to seedirig:with native grasses, forbs, and shrubs. • Vegetation establishment should be a key component of reclamation, not merely reseeding. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Mike King, Executive Director WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Tim Glenn, Chair e Robert Streeter, Vice Chair • Mark Smith, Secretary Members, David R. Brougham • Dorothea Farris • Allan Jones • Gaspar Perricone • John Singletary • Dean Wingfield Ex Officio Members, Mike King and John Salazar