2017-03-29_PERMIT FILE - M2016085

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applicant spade 6"and 8" diameter trees transport and plant 35 trees to be provided by this land owner. The trees shall be planted primarily on the southern facing slope of the berm on a "to -be -determined" spacing. Applicant would also be responsible for any permitting that might be required. L. Necessary Mitigation: This land owners property is elevated 14 feet above the proposed mine and is flanked by the mine for a quarter of a mile (1,468 If). To mitigate both the dangerous health condition and visual impacts this land owner requires that an earthen berm be constructed along the Windell's northern property border with the mine. L The berm would be constructed of pit run topped with 18 inches of top soil. The height of the berm would be 16 feet in elevation on the northwest corner and progress to 32 feet in elevation to the east where an existing driveway exists the property. ii. East of the drive the berm would be 16 feet tall and progress to the east end at the intersection of Weld County Road 22 %: and Weld County Road 25 The north face of the berm would be terraced and benched at a 2:1 slope while the South facing slope would be 3:1. iii. The berm shall be covered with biodegradable straw mulch erosion control fabric. iv. The entire berm must be seeded ata rate of 65 PLS/acre with chewing fescue, Festuca rubra ssp. Commutata would be necessary and 90% coverage required. Reseeding shall occur until non erosive slopes area created. v. In addition, the applicant shall purchase and install 50 Blue Spruce trees of not less than 15' tall 6"and 8" caliper, trees approved by the Windells, vi. The trees shall be planted primarily on the southern facing slope of the berm on a "to -be -determined" spacing. vii. Trees shall be maintained and or replaced by the applicant until establishment a period of 18 months, Additionally, the applicant has proposes a denuded aggregate mine. The applicant has given zero thought to the environmental conditions at the site or the consequences to adjoining living human beings. Conclusion: These land owners object to the visual impacts of the applicant's location of the Processing Plant Area and the Asphalt/Concrete Batching Plant Area and ask that the permit be denied until alternative opportunities and constraints are adequately examined and the health consequences assigned a trigger point and compensatory damaged calculation. V. Objection to Noise Impacts: A. Background: For 25 years we have heard and listening to sounds of wildlife such as geese, eagles, turkeys, pheasants, hawks, coyotes and many species of birds. The Applicants proposed mine like others in the region will be "Noisy". Back up warning signals can be heard locally for 12 hours a day. The impact of the noisy mining enterprise adjacent to the Windell's is objectionable and unacceptable.