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Peters 313 Pit Pre-Mining Engineering Evaluation <br /> The Peters 313 pit area currently has slopes ranging as steep as 5:1 and the area is <br /> stable. Weld County plans to mine the pit so all slopes are mined to a 3:1 slope or less. All <br /> slopes will be reclaimed to a 3:1 slope or less. No high wall mining will occur. The minimum <br /> offset from any structure will be 25 feet. In most areas,the distance from the structure to the <br /> edge of the pit will be much greater than 25 feet. <br /> In order to ensure that no vehicles or equipment travel onto the OneOk Bakken pipeline <br /> that runs north-south along the far west edge of the permit area, Weld County will construct <br /> the access road entirely outside of the 50 foot pipeline easement (25 feet on each side of the <br /> pipe), on the East side. Additionally, Weld County will install a small berm along the western <br /> edge of the access road to prevent vehicles from wandering into the OneOk Bakken easement. <br /> There are four pipelines operated by Tallgrass and Kinder Morgan which will be crossed <br /> by the access road. The access road will be raised to add cover over all of these pipes. No <br /> mining will occur within 200 feet of the pipelines. <br /> Weld County has included evidence of attempts to contact the owners of structures <br /> which are located within 200 feet of the mine permit area. Copies of the structures agreements <br /> which have been signed are included with this application revision. Certified mail receipts for <br /> those structures owners which have not returned the agreement have also been included. <br /> Weld County commits to continuing to obtain structures agreements from those structure <br /> owners. Weld County also commits to compensating all structures owners if damage occurs to <br /> their structures as a result of our mining activity. <br />