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<br />COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE
<br />Pueblo Office
<br />600 Reservoir Road * Pueblo, Colorado 81005
<br />Phone (719) 561 -5300• FAX (719) 561 -5321
<br />wildlife. state. co. us * parks.stste.co.us
<br />August 20t", 2013
<br />Timothy A. Cazier
<br />Envirorlrnental Protection Specialist
<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />RE: Notice of 112 Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Amendment
<br />Application Consideration Fremont Paving & Redi -Mix, Inc., Evans #2 Pit,
<br />Permit No. M- 2000 -041
<br />Dear Mr. Ca,zier,
<br />In September of 2012, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) was solicited to comment on
<br />the reclamation plans of the Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC active sand and gravel mine
<br />located south of State 'Righway 50 and west of Chico Creek in Pueblo County. This is
<br />the same property which, changes to the reclamation plans, have been fled for under this
<br />permit number. Currently, Fremont Paving & Redi -Mix Inc., operates a sand and gravel
<br />mine on this property, however, it is also comprised of upland short grass prairie,
<br />cropland and riparian habitat characteristic of the Arkansas River corridor. A multitude
<br />of wildlife species are found in the area including mule deer, white - tailed deer, elk,
<br />turkey, raptors, waterfowl, shorebirds, songbirds and small mammals. At the same time
<br />that CPW was requested to comgruent o.n the reclamation plans, CPW was also asked to
<br />provide input on the long teal development of this approximately 1,400 acre property.
<br />Comments were requested directly from and given to Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC,
<br />the named owners of the surface and, subsurface property rights under this permit
<br />amendment application.
<br />After this request was made, a consultation with Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC
<br />Personnel took place. CPW's understanding was and remains that Stonewall Springs
<br />Quarry, LLC wishes to eventually convert the primary use of this property from a sand
<br />and gravel mining operation to a water storage facility. CPW strongly desires that
<br />coupled with this property's use as a water storage facility. The application for
<br />amendment of the reclamation plan states "Final reclamation is changing from unlined
<br />Evans Lake to lined water storage reservoir with wetlands and open space for recreation"
<br />and this is congruent with the discussions and consultations that have taken place with
<br />CPW and Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC personnel, Therefore, CPW has no objections
<br />to the approval of the filed for amendment to the reclamation plans. .
<br />STATE OF coLORADo
<br />John W, Hlekenlooper, Governor * Mike King, Executive Director, DWah�ent Of Natural Resources
<br />Riok D. Cables, Diredor, Colorado Parks and Wrldlife
<br />Parks and wildlife COMmission- Robert W. gray * Chris Castilian , Jeanne Horne
<br />SMl Kane, Vioe -Chair • Gaspar Perrkmne . James Prlbyl . John Singletary, Chair
<br />Mark Smith, Secretary. James Vol * Dean Wln*ld • Michelle Zimmerman
<br />Ex Officio Members: We King and John Salazar
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