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(Page 2) NINE ID.# OR PROSPECTING ID # ~ M-83-090 INSPECTION DATE 4-15-94 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ACS This inspection was conducted in response to concerns raised by the Division of Wildlife (DOW) regarding the statue of the La Poudre Gravel operation. The DOW holds an easement on the property where mining areasJponde #1, 2, and 3 are Located. Administrative Issues Permit No. M-83-090 is in the name of Velma Frank. An application was submitted in 1990 to transfer the permit to Mary Richards, but the transfer was never completed because Financial and Performance warranties in the naune of Mary Richards were never submitted to the Division. The Division could complete the permit transfer to Me. Richards if the necessary bonds are submitted. Me. Richards has paid the last four annual fees for this permit. If a viable operator is not found to take responsibility for this permit, and if compliance issues identified in this report are not resolved, the Division will initiate a permit revocation and bond forfeiture process. The $40,000.00 bond held by the Division would be used to reclaim the site in accordance with the approved plan. Status of the Operations Areas Mining areas #4 and 5, located on lands owned by Mary Richards, have not been disturbed by mining. Mining areas/ponds #2 and 3, located on lands formerly owned by Velma Frank and now owned by First Windsor Holding Co., have been mined out and have been reclaimed in general accordance with the approved plan. A topsoil stockpile remains at the southwest portion of area #3. Ae suggested by the DOW, this soil would be very useful as a plant growth medium for reclamation at pit #1, however, the haul distance from the stockpile to pit #1 ie approximately 1 mile, and the bond held by the Division would probably not be sufficient to allow hauling of the entire pile over that great a distance. The river cro:asing and main haul road shown on the mine plan maps were never constructed. Pita #2 and 3 are accessed by the farm road off of C.R. 13 south of the river. The plant site shown on the mine plan maps as being west of pits #2 and 3 was never developed. The plant site location ie currently a cultivated field. Mining area/pond #1, located on land formerly owned by Velma Frank and now owned by First Windsor Holding Co., ie the largest unreclaimed disturbance at the site. The northern portion of mining area #1 has been used as the prim,sry processing area for all three pits. This area is covered by a layer of gravel and Band, and ne:veral product stockpiles are present. It is not apparent if the operator stripped the topsoil from this processing area, or if the soil ie still in place beneath the gravel layer. There ie very little stockpiled soil in the vicinity of pit #1 for use as a plant growth medium during reclamation. The west and south ahorelinea of pond #1 have been eloped and topsoil has been replaced, but these areas have not been seeded. The north and east ahorelinea have not been eloped. The tail water ditch to the east of pond #1 has been culverted at two locations. There is a nettling pond at the southeast corner of pond #1. The operator has dumped broken concrete rubble at the southeast corner of pond #1. Storage of, or backfilling with, broken concrete is not an approved part of the mining or reclamation plane. Compliance Issues specific statements of problems identified during this inspection, along with required corrective actions, and compliance deadline dates, are provided on the last page of this report. This section gives a summary of the problems identified. 1. Phased mine plan was not followed. Mine areas #2 and 3 were developed prior to completing recl~unation at pit #1. 2. Plant site west .if ponds #2 and 3 not developed - plant site has remained in area north of pond #].. 3. Broken concrete rubble stockpiled at pit #1. Typically, a Certificate of Designation or waiver thereof is required from the solid waste regulatory authority to etpckpile or dispose of off-site materials at a pit. 4. West and south e:hores of pond #1 have been eloped and topsoiled, but have not been seeded.