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South Hinsdale Response to Objections <br /> 12 July 2022 <br /> • New construction or significant renovation, repair and maintenance of any structure within <br /> the exclusion zone must be forbidden. <br /> • Piedra Road and many other major sections of highways must be closed for four months <br /> each year in ALL elk and mule deer habitat, particularly winter concentration areas and <br /> migration routes. <br /> • Reclamation of mined areas could not be done if the end use is cropland, particularly <br /> irrigated cropland, since other crops are seldom as drought resistant as grasses. <br /> Please note: No elk have been observed by the landowner and their employees in significant (if <br /> any) numbers in the area, especially in wintertime. The present terrain is less able to be traveled <br /> by wildlife than areas immediately to the east and west and south, which would appear to be <br /> preferred for migration and grazing. The area is less than 10 acres, only about 700 feet on a side, <br /> and has a century-old public roadway running diagonally through it and is bounded on the west <br /> by a Forest Service road heavily traveled year round by commuters, residents, commercial <br /> vehicles and tourists/visitors. <br /> The mining plan and reclamation plan, though designed for continued agricultural use (as has <br /> been the case for nearly a century if not longer under lease or by squatters), is also designed to <br /> mitigate on-site and off-site impacts on wildlife, by phasing and concurrent reclamation, protection <br /> AND improvement of water runoff and quality, both into the river and tributary and wetland areas, <br /> and by other measures. <br /> 5182-22-003 W ASTELINE, INC. Page 62 of 107 <br />