2012-08-13_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - M1992066

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doz REPLY TO ATTENTION OF Dear Mr. Hogue: L t // el 2/f5e Regulatory Division SPK- 200175431 -CW Mr. Mike Hogue #p ~Hogue Ranch Limited Partnership LLC P.O. Box 774191 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO CORPS OF ENGINEERS ; D 1325 J STREET SACRAMENTO CA 958142922 August 10, 2012 10- dg 6 We are responding to a request, submitted by Mr. Kent Crofts of IME Environmental Consultants for an approved jurisdictional determination (JD) for the approximately 11.32 acre Hogue gravel pit expansion. This project is also referred to as the Duckels Gravel Pit Expansion Area. The property is located within Section 9, Township 6 North, Range 84 West, 40 °29'53" north latitude, - 106 °55'51" west longitude, on the south side of US Highway 40, approximately 4.5 miles west of the center of the City of Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. Based on submitted information we concur that no jurisdictional waters of the United States, as depicted on the submitted survey titled HOGUE PIT EXPANSION AREA WETLAND DELINEATION MAP (June 14, 2012 revision) exist within the proposed 11.32 acre gravel pit expansion area. This delineated area is not regulated under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and work within this area does not require Corps permitting. Please note that this determination is only for the 11.32 acre mine expansion area, and that other portions of the Hogue property may or may not contain jurisdictional wetlands. This verification is valid for five years from the date of this letter, unless new information warrants revision of the determination before the expiration date. This letter contains an approved jurisdictional determination for your subject site. If you object to this determination, you may request an administrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331. If you do not object to this determination, no further action is necessary. A Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) and Request for Appeal (RFA) form is enclosed. If you request to appeal this determination you must submit a completed RFA form to the South Pacific Division Office at the following address: Administrative Appeal Review Officer, Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Division, CESPD -PDO, 1455 Market Street, 2052B, San Francisco, California 94103 -1399, Telephone: 415 -503 -6574, FAX: 415 -503 -6646.