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Transit Mix Concrete Co. <br /> Quarry is already closed,and that Transit Mix has been planning to move the transfer station from <br /> Colorado Springs for years. <br /> Response:The Division and Board must evaluate the mining plan as presented by their rules and <br /> regulations,and activities at Transit Mix's other operations are irrelevant to the review of this permit. <br /> Activities at these other operations are also outside the jurisdiction of the Division and the Board;they <br /> are addressed by the County Special Use Permit process.Transit Mix has proposed to the city a 4 for 1 <br /> opportunity, and this includes closing the Pikeview Quarry, Snyder Quarry, North Nevada Batch Plant, <br /> and Costilla Batch Plant once the HRR quarry is operational. Transit Mix will close the Pikeview and <br /> Snyder Quarries early and reclaim them while leaving high quality resources in place. To be clear, both <br /> of these quarries can be operated for several years. Pikeview Quarry has been mined continuously for <br /> the last 4-5 years, and mining at Snyder Quarry occurs as necessary to supplement aggregate needs <br /> from Pikeview. Transit Mix has no plans and no reason to move from their North Nevada and Costilla <br /> Plants but is willing to move these operations to support the City's revitalization goals for these areas. <br /> Objection letter from Nancy Reed <br /> The objection letter has multiple comments and claims,which are addressed individually below: <br /> Objection: The permit area is 398.88 acres, which is actually larger than the previous permit application <br /> area of 392.75 acres. <br /> Response: The permit area boundary previously followed the disturbance boundary with an offset of at <br /> least 50 feet. In discussions with Division staff,they requested a permit boundary that was more linear <br /> and easier to enforce. As a result,the permit area contains significant areas that are outside the <br /> affected lands boundary and cannot be disturbed by mining operations. The revised affected lands <br /> boundary is approximately 239 acres, which is significantly less than the previous limit of approximately <br /> 393 acres. <br /> Objection: Some of the monitoring wells and blast monitoring equipment will be located outside the <br /> affected land boundary. <br /> Response: The compliance monitoring wells and surface monitoring locations are located inside the <br /> permit boundary as required by Division rules and regulations. The other water monitoring locations <br /> provide additional information on the ground and surface water systems. The blast monitoring will <br /> occur at the Hitch Rack Ranch property boundary as indicated in the Blasting Plan in Exhibit D to <br /> demonstrate that permissible noise and vibration limits are being met. <br /> Objection: None of the maps include a line delineating 200 feet from the affected lands. <br /> Response: Map C-2 in Exhibit C included a line 200 feet from the permit boundary. This map has been <br /> revised to include a line 200 feet from the affected lands boundary. <br /> Objection: None of the maps include a line delineating the 100-foot offset from Little Turkey Creek. <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Response to Comments <br /> March 9,2018 16 <br />