2020-06-18_INSPECTION - M2020007

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PERMIT #: M-2020-007 INSPECTOR’S INITIALS: ECS INSPECTION DATE: June 17, 2020 Page 2 of 3 OBSERVATIONS This was a pre-operational inspection for the proposed Ragsdale Reservoirs permit, a 643.3 acre 112c sand and gravel mine submitted by LG Everist, and currently under review by DRMS. The inspection was conducted by Eric Scott of DRMS, who met permittee representative Lynn Mayer Shults, and permitting consultant Steve O’Brian on site at approximately 10:00. The notice of permit applied for was present at the main site entrance as required (Photo 1). The group toured the site to confirm the accuracy of the submitted existing conditions maps for the permit, and to verify that the permit boundary markers have been correctly placed. The site is broken into two halves (east and west) by the transportation corridor that contains Highway 85 and a railroad line. The eastern portion of the site is also split (into north and south) by Weld County Road 22. The site contains numerous pre-existing features including: farm homes, out-buildings and support structures, underground and overhead utilities, gas and oil wells with associated above and below ground support lines and structures, and irrigation canals. These features were all accurately represented on the pre-existing conditions map submitted with the application. Special care will need to be taken when operations commence to properly locate and mark the appropriate setback distances from all features that are not going to be removed from the site. The permit boundary was also properly marked for both the east and west halves of the proposed permit area. At the time of the inspection the boundary was marked with lath and orange flagging, however permanent markers will need to be placed prior to commencing mining activity. It will be especially important to properly mark portions of the permit boundary that are not defined by existing fences, such as the west boundary of the western portion of the permit that runs approximately parallel to the South Platte river, or the western boundary of the eastern permit area that is offset 200’ from the railroad. The majority of the area within this proposed permit is currently agricultural land in various forms including corn field, fallow fields, and grass crops as can be seen in the attached representative photos of existing conditions. During the inspection DRMS and the permittee discussed several items that are currently under review in the permit application, but no additional items of concern were noted in the field during this inspection. Inspection Contact Address Lynn Mayer -Shults L. G. Everist, Incorporated 7321 E 88th Ave Henderson, CO 80640