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0 <br />Even if you are not required to file a Notice of Intent for your dredging <br />operation, there are a number of other agencies that may regulate such an <br />operation. These would include: <br />1. Colorado Division of Water Resources (State Engineer) with regard to <br />the administration of water rights if the operation makes a consumptive <br />use of water. <br />2. Colorado Department of Health, Water Quality Control Division with <br />regard to the discharge of pollutants into the waters of the state. <br />3. EPA Region VIII Water Quality Enforcement Branch regarding a General <br />Permit for Portable Suction Dredges. <br />4. U.S. Bureau of Land Management or the U.S. Forest Service if the <br />proposed operation will occur on federal lands. <br />5. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding a Dredge and Fill (404) Permit. <br />6. The County Planning Department for the county or counties in which <br />your proposed operation is located. <br />7. The Colorado Division of Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service to assess impacts to fisheries and other wildlife. <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology would like to remind anyone that is <br />anticipating doing any prospecting to respect property rights, and be aware of <br />private in- holdings within public lands. Also, prospectors should take <br />particular note of the following citations from the Mineral Rules and <br />Regulations of the Mined Land Reclamation Board: <br />Rule 5.3.1: "The prospecting operations described in this notice will be <br />conducted in such a manner as to minimize surface disturbances ". <br />Rule 5.3.1(1): "Precautions to be taken include confinement of <br />operations to areas near existing roads and trails were practicable ". <br />Rule 5.3.2: "The prospecting operation shall be conducted as to minimize <br />adverse affects upon wildlife ". <br />/ern <br />7765F (6/14/93) <br />E <br />