2017-06-30_REVISION - M1977219 (11)

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LO',�& U M M I Phone. 719.542.8278 BRICK COMPANYFax: 719.542.5243 601 East 13,1,Street RECEIVED P.O.Box 533 INERT FILLPN Ift0(k)E 3.1.5(9)) JUN 3`0 2017 Fox Pit- M-1977-219 OMSM OF RECLAMATON MANG AND SAFETY During the life of the mine Summit Brick & Tile Co. will import inert materials as defined in Rule 1 . 1 (20) , into this mining operation. Reclamation activities at this mine involve operation of an Inert Material Landfill and the imported material will be used to backfill the excavated areas or recycled and sold. If courser, fill is used for backfilling it will be covered with finer material and revegetated where required by the permit . If the material is clean dirt, we will use it to supplement the topsoil needs for the mined area. The amount of material to be imported may be up to approximately 4 , 000, 000 cubic yards . We will record the volume imported each year and keep a running total, so if needed, the Division will know how much and how it as disposed of. We will continue to import inert fill until reclamation is complete or we no longer have a source . No specific compaction rates are proposed for the fill . The material usually available contains smaller pieces of brick, concrete, or dirt mixed with the larger pieces of the same material . This makes it very difficult to achieve a specific compaction rate . While we take no action to reach a specific compaction rate, the way the material is placed tends to compact it . We run heavy equipment over the filled area during the filling process and the material is compacted as a result . Stabilization of this fill material is not a concern because of the way it is placed. What voids do remain are usually under large pieces of material and little settling is possible . The depth of the fill will not be so great as to affect offsite lands if settling occurred.