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Introduction: <br /> Transit Mix Concrete Co. is proposing to construct a new crushed stone aggregate quarry in El <br /> Paso County, located approximately 15 miles south of downtown Colorado Springs. The site is <br /> located approximately 2 miles west of Colorado Highway 115 in the vicinity of Little Turkey <br /> Creek. The proposed quarry will develop approximately 393 acres of the 1,432 acre parcel <br /> known as Hitch Rack Ranch. <br /> Purpose: <br /> Prior to any construction, development, or mining activities taking place at the Hitch Rack Ranch <br /> Quarry, this Pre-Blast Survey Plan has been developed to outline the procedure and methods <br /> used in conducting pre-blast surveys, what it means for neighbors of the quarry and what it <br /> means for Transit Mix Concrete Co. This document also shows what items will be addressed <br /> during an inspection and how the current condition of any structures, wells, and property features <br /> will be documented. <br /> Pre-Blast Survey Procedure: <br /> Definition—A Pre-Blast Survey is used to document the existing condition of a structure prior to <br /> the commencement of any blasting activities being conducted at any site. These surveys are used <br /> to identify and record the pre-existence of visible cracking or other defects in a structure before <br /> blasting begins in the area. Pre-Blast Surveys also include measuring the flowrate of existing <br /> wells on property, and the water quality associated with those wells. This survey will be offered <br /> to the neighbors of Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry where a structure, as defined below, is located <br /> within three-quarters (3/4)mile of the permit boundary (north and west of the scale house)at no <br /> cost to the property owner. This distance exceeds the protocols established by the U.S. Office of <br /> Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement by 50%. Transit Mix Concrete Co. has <br /> voluntarily increased in the survey radius beyond the legal requirements following discussions <br /> with the Colorado Department of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety and to provide an abundance <br /> of caution. The radius will also be measured from the permit boundary(north and west of the <br /> scale house),and not just the blasting sites,to be more inclusive. No blasting is planned for the <br /> area south and east of the scale house. Structures within the survey area will be identified using <br /> all available information including: aerial photographs, county assessor data, State Engineer <br /> records, and maps. Landowner interviews may also be conducted to identify structure and well <br /> locations. <br /> Structures, that will be considered in the pre-blast survey, include houses or any other dwelling, <br /> garages, barns, outbuildings, cisterns, septic fields, and wells, etc. This list is not all inclusive, <br /> and during the survey,the landowner may request that other structures on the property be <br /> surveyed. <br /> The pre-blast survey is meant to protect both the neighbor and Transit Mix Concrete Co. It does <br /> this by providing thorough documentation of the current, existing condition of the structures and <br /> wells. Once blasting has begun, this documentation will be used to compare any suspected <br /> changes that are reported to the original condition of the property. <br />