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PERMIT#: M-1977-094 <br /> INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ECS <br /> INSPECTION DATE:April 14,2016 <br /> PROBLEM/POSSIBLE VIOLATION: Problem: The affected area boundary markers are incorrectly placed. This is a <br /> problem for failure to maintain boundary markers around the affected area as required by Section 3.1.12(2) of <br /> the rule. See attached map. <br /> CORRECTIVE ACTIONS:The operator shall conduct a survey and replace the boundary markers in the correct <br /> location(s). The operator shall provide proof to the Division that this has been done by the corrective action <br /> date. <br /> CORRECTIVE ACTION DUE DATE: 5/31/16 <br /> OBSERVATIONS <br /> This was a routine monitoring inspection of the Westoff Pit, a 40 acre 112c sand and gravel operation <br /> permitted by Morgan Sand and Gravel Inc. The inspection was conducted by Eric Scott of DRMS. DRMS met <br /> the site representative, Greg Westoff, at the intersection of Hwy 52 and county road "Y" and proceeded to the <br /> site with him at approximately 10:00. The site identification sign (Photo 1) was observed along county road <br /> 16, but is very weathered and should be replaced so that it is legible and displays the information required by <br /> rule 3.1.12. <br /> The four site corner markers were GPS located in the field using a Trimble Juno handheld GPS unit. As can be <br /> seen in the attached map, the northern permit markers are incorrectly located. The total area as marked in <br /> the field is approximately 47 acres, although the approved permit is for only 40 acres total. It appears that an <br /> area of approximately 1.65 acres outside of the permit has been affected adjacent to the northern permit <br /> boundary (Photo 2). The operator will be required to resurvey the 40 acre permit area and replace the permit <br /> boundary markers to the correct locations by the corrective action date. <br /> The eastern active high-wall of the pit has also been advanced to the very edge of the permitted area (Photos <br /> 3 and 4). This lack of setback from the permit boundary has resulted in impacts outside of the permitted area <br /> as the high-wall collapses (Photo 3). <br /> The proximity of the high-wall mining face to the eastern permit boundary also means that the existing bond <br /> of$13,000 is grossly insufficient to complete the final reclamation to the required 3H:1V slopes. There is no <br /> longer sufficient room to push material down from the upper edge to reduce the high wall, or mine to a 3H:1V <br /> final slope. Material must now be pushed up from the pit floor to the base of the existing high-wall to rebuild <br /> the slope to final grade. There is currently approximately 1,300 feet of high-wall along the eastern edge of the <br /> permit area with an average height of 25-30 feet above the current pit floor (Photos 4,5 and 6). <br /> DRMS will send the permittee a Reason To Believe a Violation Exists (RTB) letter for the observed out-of- <br /> bounds impacts, and a Surety Increase (SI) revision letter to address the deficient bond under separate cover. <br /> Inspection Contact Address <br /> Greg Westoff <br /> Morgan Sand&Gravel Inc. <br /> 21215 Hwy No 52 <br /> Fort Morgan,CO 80701 <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />