2011-05-23_REVISION - C1981019 (2)

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Colowyo Response - PR3 adequacy No. 2 19 May 6, 2011 roughening and seeding on the contour, already proposed by Colowyo, is adequate for erosion control on these slopes. Please remove this paragraph from the text. This item has been resolved. 12. Page 113, last paragraph - The use of the word indication/indicated is unclear in this sentence. Please revise.bfb CCC removed the word "indicated". This item has been resolved. 13. Please address all of the items in the vegetation section of the attached CDOW letter dated Feb 15, 2011 in this section of the permit. This item has been resolved. 2.05.6(2) Fish and Wildlife Plan 1. During the Division's Adequacy Review for PR-3, the Division received comments from the Division of Wildlife (attached letter Feb 15, 2011) pertaining to the mitigation of impacts to wildlife. The Division will not make further comments about CCC's wildlife mitigation plan until Colowyo has had a chance to review this letter and make appropriate changes to PR-3. 0 CCC replied in the cover letter but did not change any permit text. Please document any new meetings with CDOW. At the time of the Division's second Adequacy Review for PR-3 (April 2011), Colowyo was in the process of contacting the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) to discuss the issues raised in CDOW letter dated Feb 15, 2011. The Division will not make comments about Colowyo's wildlife mitigation plan until Colowyo submits a plan incorporating the results of the meeting. Colowyo's Response: Colowyo met with CDOW staff on April 29, 2011. Colowyo provided additional clarification to CDOW with regards to the proposed reclamation plan details and discussed the individual wildlife mitigation suggestions provided in CDOW's February 15, 2011 letter to CDRMS regarding the PR-03 package. Colowyo subsequently drafted a letter to CDOW outlining common points of agreement and Colowyo's s proposed alternatives to several mitigation suggestions, as discussed during the meeting. Colowyo has requested CDOW respond to Colowyo in writing identifying additional points of agreement or revised mitigation comments to ultimately adequately address CDOW's concerns. In order to capture the context of these discussions, the February 15, 2011 CDOW letter and Colowyo's May 4, 2011 letter are referenced in the text of this section and Coloywo has forwarded a copy of the May 4, 2011 letter to CDRMS for their information. After Colowyo receives CDOW's response to the May 4, 2011 letter, Colowyo will provide an additional letter to CDOW either addressing additional points of interest or formalizing the details of Colowyo's mitigation strategy in a concise format. With the exception of the addition of Utah sweetvetch to the sagebrush steppe and grassland seed mixes, no changes to the proposed reclamation plan have been negotiated at this point. Updated seed mix tables have been included in this package for incorporation.