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MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES:
<br />Plant areas and adjacent areas in which reclamation is delayed may be used during mining operations to provide
<br />space for temporary plants, including portable plants which may or may not be directly related to mining activities,
<br />including hot mix asphalt facilities and ready -mix plants.
<br />Portable plants will be brought into the site as required. Oversize materials (cobbles) either will be crushed
<br />for aggregate, stockpiled and sold as -is, or used as backfill. Clean construction debris (earth, rock, concrete rubble,
<br />asphalt pavement) may be classified (characterized), determined to be safe for use in accordance with CDRMS and
<br />CDPHE requirements, and brought to the site for processing similar to excavated material for recycling as aggregate
<br />or raw material for concrete batch plants and/or asphalt plants, or for use as backfill for reclamation. Certain other
<br />materials, such as that produced by clearing and grubbing, or logging operations on the site or other lands (such as
<br />lands owned by the landowner), such as bark, sawdust, and woody materials, may be stored on -site and may be
<br />used as mulch or organic additives to soil (as part of reclamation activities), or may be processed for sale and use
<br />off -site. Livestock manure may be present on -site, and incorporated into reclamation. Such material may be
<br />stockpiled until needed.
<br />Concrete (ready -mix), asphalt (hot -mix), and other plants may locate on site on a temporary basis to
<br />support various projects in the area which cannot be better supported from elsewhere; these may be either portable
<br />or stationary plants and will be located at the designated plant site. Fuel tanks necessary for equipment and plants
<br />may be located on -site (in the plant area or on the access road), in adequate secondary containment to meet US
<br />EPA, SUIT, CDRMS, CDPHE, and CDLE requirements. Some maintenance of rolling stock may be performed in the
<br />permit area. Other chemicals necessary for maintenance, including cleaning, of equipment and rolling stock, may
<br />be stored and used on site, and will be kept in suitable containers and secondary containment.
<br />The size of the plant site may vary from year to year, based on demand for material, availability of portable
<br />processing plants, requirements for additional plants to be placed in the area, and other factors, but is assumed to
<br />remain fairly constant on average at 180,000 SF (20000 SY /4.1 acres). The plant site will be graded to post- mining
<br />(reclamation) contours but will not have soil replaced nor revegetated, if there is a significant chance that the area
<br />will be used in the next year. The plant site will generally relocate further north, but exact location may shift only
<br />slightly from year to year. Plant sites (or portions) will have soil replaced and be reclaimed within 12 months after an
<br />area is determined to no longer be needed for plant, stockpile, and traffic use. Exposed (unplanted) areas will use
<br />alternative dust- and erosion - control measures, and fencing or other markings will be used to prevent problems with
<br />traffic and other activities in such areas. Portions of the site may be leased out to other operators; such leases will
<br />include requirements to ensure control of dust, storm water, and other potential pollution problems.
<br />A water pipeline exists across the bridge and alongside or in the access road to allow water to be
<br />transported from the river to the upper portion of the site being mined, for use of the water in mining and related
<br />activities, and for pre- mining and post - reclamation use for irrigation and /or stock watering.
<br />PREVIOUS SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMODATION:
<br />Except for prior construction of the bridge and access, construction and operation of an irrigation ditch and related
<br />items, and construction of the existing trail, the site has been used only for agricultural purposes. The access
<br />corridor west of the river has been farmed and used for pasture; the area east of the river has been used for grazing.
<br />There are virtually no improvements located on the site immediately east of the river other than the bridge,
<br />road and the headworks for the Harris Irrigation ditch. Fencing, where it exists, is at least 50 feet from proposed
<br />disturbances and excavation. West of the river, in addition to the bridge and road, there are improvements to the
<br />pasture (including irrigation lines), fencing, and utilities along the County road.
<br />STOCKPILE CONSTRUCTION:
<br />SOIL: Soil will be stockpiled immediately after removal (unless moved directly to an area being reclaimed).
<br />Stockpiles will have a maximum slope of 1:1, and will be stabilized against erosion as necessary as they are
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<br />Application for Permit: Two Rivers Pit M -2015- C &J- TRP -V5 -001
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