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Vegetation Management
October 31,2022
Glenn Hartmann
Garfield County Communíty Development Department
RE: Debeque to Ute-Rifle Transmission Line Rebuild
Dear Glenn,
Revegetation Security
Ïhe applicant has quantified the surface area of disturbance as 13 acres of disturbance,
You had communicated a rate of $2500 per acre to Excet for a revegetation security and they are working on providing asecurity to Community Development in this amount. For 13 acres thé total would ué Osz,sOo.
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The security may be in the form of a bond, letter of credit, or cash through a Treasure/s Deposit Agreement.
ll appears that Excel will post their revegetation security ín the form of a bond.
It will be the applicanfs responsibility to make sure that the bond is kept current and renewed until the vegetation hasbeen successfully reestablished according to the Reclamation Standaids section in the Garfie6 ¿o|ñy ì/ü;eJ - '
Management Plan- The Reclamation lstandards at the date of permit issuance are cited in Sections q.ba,i.ll.and 4.0gof the Plan (Resolution #16-12).
Once the vegetation has become established, the applicant shall contact the Vegetation Management Department toarrange for an inspection- lf the vegetation has.been succe_ssfully established, tnä vãgeÞt¡on fúanagemeñr oépártmentwill bring the bond release request to the Board of County Commissioners who will co"nsider the reqÄħest.
Seed mix
The applicant has not provided a site-specifíc seed mix. I requested.this-information in July. The applicant,s response ínthe revegetatíon plan (Appendix H) is that "the seed mix (s) witt be identiñed as tntipio¡elíprogre.ssed and is typicattybased on site locale and existing vegetation cover.,'
The applicant has had time to do this and they should be required to provide thís information before the permit ís issued.
Sincerely,
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Steve Anthony 3
Garfield County Vegetation Manager
i95 W_ 14û Street Bldg. D, Suite 310
Rifle, co 81650 phone: 970-945-1371 x4sos Mobite phone: 970-379{456
Gørfield County
Community Development Department
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL XCEL GRADING PERMIT
(Fl LE NO. G RAD-09-22-7 8221
1. Applicant shall provide a Revegetation Bond in the amount of $32,500 and
comply with the requirements of the County Vegetation Management Letter,
dated 10t31t22 including provision of Seed Mix for the revegetation. The Bond
and Seed Mix shall be provided no later than Friday, 1114122.
2. Applicant shall provide updated Helicopter Fly Route documentation for Garfield
County prior to initiating tower/pole installations.
108 Eighth Street, Suite 401
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
(970)e4s-8212