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i <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Owens, Governor III III I <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />MI EOUPL OPPORNNRY EMPLOYER <br />John W. Mumma, Director <br />Pueblo Service Center <br />600 Reservoir Road <br />Puebo, Cobrado 61005 <br />(719)561-0909 <br /> <br />IIIIIIII III <br />C~br ~r/d/s~e - <br />cS+rb. c~b°.ryt,G <br />10/22/99 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />James C. Stevens <br />Environmental Specialist <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver. Colorado 80203 <br />'~ =CEIVED <br />~~' _: ;; 1~~5 <br />,ilnerab 8 Geology <br />Dear James, <br />This letter is in response to Las Animas County, Airport Gravel Pit ,File No. M- <br />83-039. <br />Upon review of the application and site visit by District Wildlife Manager, James <br />Aragon, it is the opinion of the Division of Wildlife and it's staff that little or no impact to <br />wildlife will be found from the actions proposed due to the site location of this project. <br />The site occupies a dry area of short grass prairie where no Threatened or Endangered <br />species are currently known to exist by our records. There are a few reptile species of <br />concern which could possibly be present, but no records currently exist for this site. <br />Even if these reptile species were present, this project would not be a detriment to the <br />entire species as a whole. Therefore, impacts should be minor. <br />We would be happy to be involved and possibly provide input to the reclamation <br />efforts associated with this project and others like it if at all possible in the future. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this issue. If you have any <br />questions, please feel free to reach officer Aragon or myself at 719-561 X909. <br />Sint ely, ! / ~~~~~~/ v/ <br />Kevin Kaczmarek /~ <br />Habitat Biologist <br />Area 11 <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Greg E. Walther, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Chuck Lewis, Chairman ~ Mark LeValley, Vice Chair ~ Bernard Black, Secretary <br />Marianna RaRopoulos, Member ~ Philip James, Member ~ Rick Erntrom, Member <br />