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Board or Division approves a reclamation permit application. Applicant is aware of <br />the requirement to obtain any required federal, state, and local permits before <br />commencing mining operations at the site. There is no cause to deny the <br />Application under section 34-32.5-115(4)(d), C.R.S. <br />62. Reclamation plans for mining sites must provide that disturbances to the <br />prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and surrounding areas, and to the <br />quality and quantity of water in surface water and groundwater systems, will be <br />minimized. § 34-32.5-116(4)(h), C.R.S.; Rules 3.1.6 and 3.1.7. in consideration of the <br />Application, information from Applicant, and other information presented at the <br />hearing, the proposed reclamation plan will minimize disturbances to the prevailing <br />hydrologic balance of the affected land and surrounding areas, and to the quality and <br />quantity of water in surface water and groundwater systems. Further, the Application <br />adequately presents monitoring and mitigation plans to comply with Applicant's <br />obligations under section 34-32.4-116(4)(h) and Rules 3.1.6 and 3.1.7. Applicant is in <br />compliance with section 34-32.5-116(4)(h), C.R.S. and Rules 3.1.6 and 3.1.7. <br />63. Reclamation plans must also comply with other provisions of section 34- <br />32.6-116(4), C.R.S., including, among other things, appropriate grading of reclaimed <br />slopes, proper topsoil management, adequate revegetation that is compatible with the <br />post -mining use. Here, the Applicant is the landowner for the site and has designated <br />a post -mining use of pasture land. The reclamation plan provides for grading and <br />revegetation appropriate to pastureland, and the topsoil management plan is <br />adequate. Applicant has complied with the requirements of sections 3432.5-112 and <br />34-32.5-116(4) regarding reclamation and Rules 3.1. and 6.4.5. There is no cause to <br />deny the Application under section 34-32.5-115(4)(c) or (g), C.R.S. <br />64. The Applicant has also complied with Rules 3.1.8 and 6.4.6s <br />requirements regarding wildlife. Based on the Application and evidence presented, <br />the Application adequately takes into account the safety and protection of wildlife <br />at the proposed site. Because it complies with Rules 3.1.8 and 6.4.8, wildlife issues <br />are not cause to deny the Application under section 34-32.5-115(4)(c), C.R.S. <br />65. Under section 34-32.5-115(4)(e), C.R.S. and Rule 6.4.19, the Board may <br />deny a reclamation application if the mining operation will adversely affect the <br />stability of any significant, valuable, and permanent manmade structure unless <br />there is an agreement providing for compensation to the owner if the structure is <br />damaged or, if no agreement is reached, the operator provides an engineering <br />evaluation demonstrating that the structures will not be damaged by the mining <br />operation. In consideration of the Application, information from Applicant, and other <br />information presented at the hearing, demonstrate that Applicant has entered into <br />the required agreements where possible and provided an engineering report as <br />required for the structures for which no agreement has been reached. There is no <br />cause to deny the Application under section 34-32.5-115(4)(e), C.R.S. <br />Loveland Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. <br />Knox PiUlM-2017-036 9 <br />