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STATE OF COLORADO • <br />~~' Roy~F.omer, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Perry D. Olson, Director <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 80216 <br />Telephone: (303) 2971192 <br />Southeast Region <br />2126 N. Weber <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80907 <br />(719) 473-2945 <br />III III III IIIIIII III • <br />999 <br />j( Y" <br />R~~~~y V ~' 't <br />~~~1~ 1g92 <br />0~~ t S ~ Gt'. ~::_ . <br />M\N~PP~ <br />Mr. James C. Stevens <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, CO 80204 <br />SUBJ: Hanna Ranch Pit No. 2, File No. M-92-074 <br />J ~' <br />REFER TO <br />For Wildlije- <br />For People <br />Dear Mr. Stevens, August 5, 1992 <br />We have reviewed the City of Colorado Springs' application for <br />gravel mining on the Hanna Ranch. The area proposed for mining is <br />currently a short-grass prairie with pronghorn, mule deer, birds of <br />prey, mourning doves, and other migratory birds using the area at <br />various times throughout the year. <br />The City's reclamation plans for this area appear sound; however, <br />we would like the City to show good faith in their reclamation by <br />completely reclaiming an existing 14.5 acre barrow pit before new <br />mining operations commence. The City states in its mining plan <br />(exhibit D) that -they will .complete mining operations at Hanna <br />Ranch Pit No. 1 (MLRD Permit No. M-86-017) within the next year. <br />They do not mention; however, when reclamation will begin or end. <br />Again we would like the City to show good faith by completely <br />reclaiming Hanna Ranch Pit No. 1 before the start of any new <br />operations. <br />The City predicts that the life of the project is between 10 and 15 <br />years as determined by Utility Department's material needs. Does <br />this infer that we can expect a faster rate of removal of gravel <br />than what the current time table indicates? <br />The Division also suggests that topsoil stockpiled for more than 6 <br />months be graded and immediately seeded to prevent erosion versus <br />the 2 year stockpile minimum the City proposes in the mining plan. <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Kenneth Salazar, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, William R. Hegberg, Member • Eldon W. Cooper, Chairman • Felix Chavez, Member Rebecca L. Frank, Member <br />Louis F. Swift, Member • George VanDenBerg, Member • Larry M. Wright, Member • Thomas M. Eve. Member <br />