2018-10-23_INSPECTION - M1996052

• Permit No: M1996052
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Date: 10/23/2018
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: LG Everist
• Inspection Date: 10/22/2018
• Email Name: ECS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

PERMIT#: M-1996-052
INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ECS
INSPECTION DATE:October 22,2018
OBSERVATIONS
This was an acreage release inspection for an active 112c sand and gravel operation conducted by Eric Scott of
DRMS for the Firestone Gravel Resource site operated by LG Everist. DRMS met with permittee
representatives led by Lynn Mayer Shults at the site at approximately 11:00 and toured the site with them. The
release request for 27.98 acres was submitted to DRMS on October 10, 2018, and DRMS sent out the required
notices on October 12, 2018. The public comment period will expire on October 29, 2018 and to date no
objections have been received to the proposed partial release.
The portion of the site to be released consists of 27.98 acres located along the south, southeast corner, east, and
northeast sides of the permitted area as depicted on the maps submitted with AROL This area has not been
affected by mining activity and remains unaffected rangeland (see attached photo).
The Town of Firestone is acquiring this unaffected property through a land exchange with the permittee for
their own purposes (open space and trails). Because the 27.98 acres have not been impacted by mining activity,
DRMS will support the release of this area from the permit at this time and AROI will be finalized when the
public comment period expires.
During the inspection of the Firestone site, several items were noted that will require revisions to the current
mining plan through either Technical Revision, or possibly a permit amendment, by the corrective action date of
January 20, 2019 as stated on the first page of this report. These items are summarized below.
1) The maximum allowable disturbed acreage for the Firestone site is 95 acres, however, based on review
of aerial photography from May 2018 it appears that approximately 150 acres have been disturbed by
mining activity (see attached map).
2) The unlined excavation to be utilized as a sediment settling pond has been relocated from its previous
location in the SW corner of the permit.
In addition, process water/sediment was observed leaving the site along the western permit boundary near the
plant area—this issue will need to be resolved, cleaned up, and proof of the correction submitted to DRMS
within 30 days.
Inspection Contact Address
Lynn Mayer Shults
L.G. Everist, Incorporated
7321 E 88th Ave., Suite 200
Henderson, CO 80640
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