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Blue Pit <br />112 Permit Amendment <br />d) Visual impact: As part of the county process, Visual impacts have been mitigated through the <br />use of the natural topography, project phasing and mining the deposit from the bottom where <br />possible. The visual impacts were studied using 3D models of the mining and reclamation plan <br />and site photos. <br />e) The product from this mine will positively impact the local community by supplying <br />construction material for the foreseeable growth of this part of Garfield County. It also has the <br />advantage of supplying this area with construction material from the same area, thus limiting <br />the amount of truck traffic and also greatly lessening truck traffic on the highway system, which <br />in turn will lessen road repairs. Also, lessening truck traffic by providing construction <br />Aggregates, Inc. near to the end use will also lessen the amount of greenhouse gases produced <br />for many years to come. <br />f) The hydrological system will detain all runoff so that sediment will not leave the site and cloud <br />any downstream waters. There will be sanitation facilities located in the mining area, therefore <br />no leach fields or other means of sewage disposal within the mining area. <br />g) The Blue Pit will be reclaimed to rangeland /wildlife habitat and irrigated pasture as shown on <br />Map F -i. The operator will work closely with the Garfield County, NRCS, CDPW and the DRMS <br />to ensure that the reclamation plan is the most appropriate for achieving the post- mining land <br />use. <br />Import Fill, Recycled Concrete and Asphalt <br />The pit may accept concrete and asphalt material that have been removed from existing sites in <br />order that they can be recycled through the plants on site. Fill material may also be accepted into <br />the mine site. Fill material will be spread out on the mined out pit floor and will be blended into <br />the final landscape. Some material may also be re -sold as construction material. Any importation <br />of structural fill material will occur in accordance with the requirements of Rule 3.1.5(9). None of <br />this material can be accepted by the Operator unless the attached form is filled out by the entity <br />bringing the material to the site. The form provides an assurance that all material brought to the <br />site is inert and has no toxic or acid forming material above acceptable limits. <br />Blue Pit May 2014 D -9 <br />