2015-01-23_PERMIT FILE - M2014068

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EXHIBITA —Legal Description The portion of the N Y2 of the S Y2 of Section 14, Township 7N, Range 44W of the 6"' P.M. in Phillips County Colorado which lies within the confines of the banks of the Frenchman Creek. The pit area contains an access road in the northeast corner that runs along the north side of the Frenchman Creek. Said portion will contain approximately 9.9 acres. Delineator boundary posts will be set to mark the pit area as shown on the attached maps. EXHIBIT B —Site Description Vegetation - There is no vegetation in the actual creek bed. Native grass does occur on the banks. This bank vegetation is periodically destroyed with heavy rainfall, and the resulting creek flooding occurs. There are deciduous trees at various locations along the banks. Wildlife- No significant amount of wildlife has been encountered during any of the visits to the site. There are no known threatened or endangered species in the area. Soils Information- Soils within the proposed area is mainly Wages - Eckley -Dix (WeE) with a 5 -25 percent slope. Other soils are Ra, CdB, AsB and AsC. A complete soils description and representative map is included. Structures- The only man -made structures in the proposed site are driveways and trail roads leading into the site. There are also overhead power lines on west side of the property. Water resources - The pit site is located in the Frenchman Creek. This creek is normally a dry creek, only flowing in periods of heavy rain run -off. The creek channel varies in width between 50 and 250 feet. During times of very heavy rainfall water flows through the creek bed, depositing more aggregate. Because of the rapid percolation of the creek bed, water does not stand more than a few days. The excavation and cleaning of the creek bed deposits will be such that ground water elevations will not be encountered. No existing water rights will be changed. EXHIBIT C- Mining Plan Access to the pit is located off County Road 47. Via existing trail road that follows the creek bed. The material being excavated will be used by the city for various construction projects. Sand and gravel will be mined within the banks of the creek beginning in the northern part of the creek as indicated on the map. Mining will travel both directions within the confines of the creek. Excavation will continue as it is needed. There is no overburden as the pit will be in the creek bed. Some haul roads will be created to remove the gravel. These roads will be of minimal maintenance. All access roads will not be reclaimed as request by the landowner. Stockpiling may be done in the creek bed along the extreme edges, but most all of the gravel will be hauled away at the time it is mined. No processing is planned at the site.