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' r ~ IPage 21 • <br />MINE ID tl OR PROSPECTING ID # M-82-154 <br />INSPECTION DATE 6-19-97 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS SSS <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a routine inspection of the Farnsworth Gravel Pit No. 2, located approximately 1 mile west of Paonia. The operation is <br />permitted for disturbance of 8.4 acres for extraction and processing of sand and gravel. Reclamation is mininmal due to the pre- <br />disturbed nature of the processing area and the natural gravel recharge of the extraction area. <br />The fenced south-eastern edge of the permit area is the only adequately marked boundary of the permit area. The operator will need <br />to insta{I additional markers to make the remaining permit boundary readily identifiable. These markers will need to be placed <br />accurately. The boundary that is in the river channel is not required to be marked. <br />The river channel appears to be stable with no evidence of downcutting or headcutting. The south riverbank, near the lower end <br />of the permit area does exhibit some minor sidecutting apparently because of its position on [he outside bank of a riverbend. The <br />operator has dumped old broken concrete riprap over the bank in an effort to stabilize it. The operator is encouraged to contact the <br />Army Corps of Engineers prior to any more armoring of riverbank. <br />Due to increasing concern over in-stream mining and river channel stability, the operator is strongly encouraged to initiate a river <br />channel survey and monitoring progrm. The program should survey the river channel cross-section at several points within the permit <br />area and at positions above and below the permit area. The survey should be conducted each season just prior to mining, and just <br />after mining is completed. <br />E/2 SE/4 Sec. 1, T14S, R92W, 6th P.M. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME Patricia Farnsworth <br />OPERATOR Farnsworth Construction Co. <br />STREET 1425 4005 Lane <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />cc: Tom Gillis, DMG <br />~j CE -Nick Mezeii -Grand Junction <br />~ BL <br />~ FS <br />~ HW <br />~ HMWMD ICHI <br />~ SE <br />~ WOCD ICHI <br />~ OTHER <br />