2016-04-15_PERMIT FILE - M2016010 (8)

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Questions about Transit Mix Application Section Page # Exhibit C: Maps C-2. l. Hitch Rack Ranch Ownership map. Questions: What criteria were used to determine which property owners were shown on this map. Owners within Red Rock Valley were included. Why were very few owners within the Eagles Nest development located to the west of the proposed quarry operations area included? Why were very few owners within the former Bauers ranch located to the northwest of the proposed quarry operations area included? Exhibit C: Maps C-2. 2. Hitch Rack Ranch Ownership map. Question: What criteria were used to determine which road segments were shown on this map? Some segments of Little Turkey Creek Road within the quarry operations area are not included. Exhibit D: D-3 3. "The ultimate pit is designed to maximize resource recovery and to minimize the visibility of the Mining Plan quarry." Questions: Visibility by whom? Motorists on Highway 115? Motorists on Little Turkey Creek Road? Landowners located to the east of the proposed quarry? Landowners located to the west of the proposed uarry, with views down Little Turkey Creek canyon towards the east? D-3. 4. "The existing local, unimproved private access roads adjacent to Little Turkey Creek and adjacent to Deadman Creek, also remain intact and available for use. " Questions: What is meant by"unimproved"? Is that meant to imply that it is"NOT maintained"? Will these roads ever be used by quarryoperations? If so, for what purpose and how frequently? D-4 5. "The actual number of pieces of equipment onsite will increase as production increases." Question: What is the maximum number of each piece of equipment anticipated at peakproduction? D-4 6. "Following construction of erosion control measures...". Question: What, specifically, are these measures? D-5 7. "Blasting will be scheduled in such a way that the impact will be minimized to the nearby areas. Question: Which areas are considered to be"nearby"? Just those properties immediately adjacent to the quarry? All property owners on Little Turkey Creek Road? All property owners within Eagles Nest? Does it include all segments of Little Turkey Creek that pass through Section 16? D-6 8. "The exact location of in-pit access and haul road will be based on field observations during the execution of the Plan." Question: Will any of these haul roads intersect with Little Turkey Creek Road? D-16 9. Explosives use and proof of surrounding stability: "The plan demonstrates that off-site areas will not be adversely affected by blasting per Rule 6.5(4)of the Construction Materials Rules and Regulations". Question: How, specifically, does the plan demonstrate that vibrations are within the required limits for properties located outside of the quarry operations area? What plans are in place to compensate landowners