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:~ STATE OF COLORADO Roy Romer, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Perry D. Olson, Director 6060 Broadway Denver, Coloratlo 60216 Telephone: (303) 297-1192 Barbara L. Pavlik Division of Minerals and Geology Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO. 80203 iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 999 For ~ldlife- For People February 7, 1994 ~ECEIVFr FEB 101994 RE: Deserado Mine (Permit No. C-81-018) Oivi~ Technical Revision No. 33 (Refuse Pile 5-A) I~rID~Mlneral~e~Cie0logy Dear Ms. Pavlik, On behalf of the Colorado Division of Wildlife I would like to thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Deserado Mine permit. I am familiar with the area in question and I have just a few concerns relating to this new refuse pond. Based on the small size of this project, I feel there should be no major impacts to local wildlife. Species that could be impacted could include; prairie dogs, deer, elk, antelope, raptors, rabbits, and possibly a few species I have not mentioned. If the Deserado Mine continues to cooperate and consult with the BLM and CDOW, impacts to wildlife should be minimized. I received a copy of a prairie Chervick, Environmental Coordinator study Mr. Chervick showed the pre: proposed development area. This stuc existing prairie dog holes. Chervic response from prairie dogs to recc previously disturbed site (Refuse Are a potential form of mitigation that caused by the proposed refuse area #`. prairie dog communities is related reintroduction of Black Footed FerrE is aware of the situation and dog population study from Tim for Western Fuels. In this ence of prairie dogs in the ly showed an 80% active rate on k also stated that there is a Ionization (64% active) of a :a #1). This recolonization is nay offset some of the impacts My concern with the loss of to the potential for future ts. As long as Western Fuels ;omDlies with Section 7 in association with the BLM there should be no major adverse affects on the local prairie doq community. This study appears to fulfill that requirement. My other concern would be to protect the refuse area to prevent wildlife, including big game, small game, raptors and T&E species from encountering adverse affects associated with the new refuse area. This practice appears to have worked in the past at other sites on the Deserado Mine property. If the proper measures are taken (ie.. fencing) where needed, this should minimize negative affects. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Kenneth Salazar, Executive Director WILDLIFE COMMISSION, William R. Hegberg, Member Eldon W. Cooper, Member Felix Chavez, Member Rebecca L. Frank, Member Louis F. Swift. Secretary George VanDenBerg, Chairman Arnold Salazar, Member Thomas M. Eve, Vice Chairman