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COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE Pueblo Office 600 Reservoir Road - Pueblo, Colorado 81005 Phone (719) 561 -5300• FAX (719) 561 -5321 wildlife.state.co.us • parks. state. co. us August 20th, 2013 Timothy A. Cazier RECEIVED Environmental Protection Specialist Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety AUG 31) ?013 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 DIVISION OF RECLAMATION MINING AND SAFETY RE: Notice of 112 Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Amendment Application Consideration Fremont Paving & Redi -Mix, Inc., Evans #2 Pit, Permit No. M- 2000 -041 Dear Mr. Cazier, In September of 2012, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) was solicited to comment on the reclamation plans of the Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC active sand and gravel mine located south of State Highway 50 and west of Chico Creek in Pueblo County. This is the same property which, changes to the reclamation plans, have been filed for under this permit number. Currently, Fremont Paving & Redi -Mix Inc., operates a sand and gravel mine on this property, however, it is also comprised of upland short grass prairie, cropland and riparian habitat characteristic of the Arkansas River corridor. A multitude of wildlife species are found in the area including mule deer, white - tailed deer, elk, turkey, raptors, waterfowl, shorebirds, songbirds and small mammals. At the same time that CPW was requested to comment on the reclamation plans, CPW was also asked to provide input on the long term development of this approximately 1,400 acre property. Comments were requested directly from and given to Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC, the named owners of the surface and subsurface property rights under this permit amendment application. After this request was made, a consultation with Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC personnel took place. CPW's understanding was and remains that Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC wishes to eventually convert the primary use of this property from a sand and gravel mining operation to a water storage facility. CPW strongly desires that coupled with this property's use as a water storage facility. The application for amendment of the reclamation plan states "Final reclamation is changing from unlined Evans Lake to lined water storage reservoir with wetlands and open space for recreation" and this is congruent with the discussions and consultations that have taken place with CPW and Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC personnel. Therefore, CPW has no objections to the approval of the filed for amendment to the reclamation plans. . STATE OF COLORADO John W. Hidcenlooper, Governor • Mike King, Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources Rick D. Cables, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian • Jeanne Horne Bill Kane, Vice- Chair. Gaspar Perricone • James Pribyl • John Singletary, Chair Mark Smith, Secretary • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman Ex Officio Members: Mike King and John Salazar