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Sc ot, Pifie caravel Pit #i May 2022 <br /> visual screening berms, since the resulting material will be used for the creation of the <br /> necessary screening. <br /> 2.12.5 County Road System <br /> The 1-70 N Frontage Road (also known as CR 346) will be used to access the site (). Copies <br /> of the CDOT-approved Traffic Impact Study and CDOT Notice-to-Proceed are included <br /> Appendix B. Scott understands that any required improvements shall either be in place prior <br /> to or constructed in conjunction with the proposed use/site. <br /> 2.12.6 Compatibility with Surrounding Land Uses <br /> The nature, scale, and intensity of the proposed gravel mining operation will be compatible <br /> with adjacent land uses. The surrounding land uses are industrial and agricultural in nature <br /> as there is an oil/gas pad immediately to the west, an open pit aggregate mine less than 0.5 <br /> miles to the west, and agricultural uses to the north and east of the property. <br /> 2.12.7 Revegetation/ Reclamation <br /> Scott plans to reclaim the property as mining progresses, with only the Operations Pad <br /> remaining un-reclaimed, with a stabilized working surface, until all mining extraction is <br /> complete. Areas disturbed during development shall be restored with natural-appearing <br /> landforms that blend with the adjacent undisturbed topography within 90 days of completion <br /> to meet Garfield County standards. Scott will start the reclamation process as soon as mining <br /> progresses throughout the site. The excavated pit will fill with water and the pond will expand <br /> as mining proceeds; therefore, reclamation effort will be focused on the creation of the 5:1 <br /> wetland slope fringe around the perimeter of the pit. This wetland slope will be created in <br /> concert with the expanding excavation,to avoid the difficulty and disruption of returning heavy <br /> equipment to areas of the pond at the conclusion of mining. <br /> 2.12.7.1 Description and Types of Reclamation <br /> Scott will achieve the required reclamation of the affected land per the Garfield County Land <br /> Use Permitting and seeding regulations using existing and available equipment. The primary <br /> reason for this goal is to minimize dust and erosion of the property and restore the site back <br /> to its natural conditions to the extent practicable. <br /> Figure 7 includes the amount of acreage proposed for each reclamation activity. All <br /> reclamation will occur with specified equipment and methods for attaining successful <br /> revegetation of the property. It is estimated that a 12.56-acre pond will be present post-mining <br /> (Figure 6). <br /> 2.12.7.2 Post-Mining Land Use <br /> The adjacent properties are primarily agricultural, county and interstate roadways, oil, and gas <br /> well pad and the Colorado River. The post-mining land use will be like the current land use <br /> (e.g., partially vacant, and unutilized pasturage). This will not conflict with adjacent land uses, <br /> which are currently comprised of agricultural and industrial activities. <br /> 2-23 <br />