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IPege 21 <br />MINE ID q OR PROSPECTING ID # <br />INSPECTION DATE 7129197 <br />M-97-053 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />• <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS WHE <br />This pre-operations inspection of the Clifton Water Gravel Pit was conducted by Wally Erickson <br />from the DMG Durango office. Ed Settle, Grand Junction Pipe & Supply, accompanied the DMG <br />inspector throughout the inspection. The proposed aggregate site is located approximately 3.5 <br />miles SW of Palisade, on the NW side of the Colorado River main channel. Submitted 112c <br />application is for 13.4 acres affected area. <br />Mining operations had not commenced. North boundary is delineated by access road and <br />abandoned fence line. Operator indicated that Cottonwood trees, established along the north <br />boundary would not be removed by mining operations. East boundary was not delineated by <br />markers or monuments. West boundary is delineated by the present location of the NW bank of <br />the Colorado River. South boundary was not delineated by markers but parallels an existing access <br />road. Overhead utility line and buried water supply line was located near the south boundary. Prior <br />to commencement of mining operations, the operator is required to post mine identification sign <br />and affected area perimeter markers. Details of signs and markers are defined in Rule 3.1.12. <br />Permit area is partially within the floodplain for the Colorado River. Portions of the permit area had <br />previously been utilized for livestock grazing and materials/equipment storage. Vegetative cover <br />appeared typical for floodplain areas. Knapweed was established in an area, 20'x 20', along the <br />SE boundary of the proposed permit area. Knapweed is a vigorously competitive noxious weed <br />which reproduces by seeds and rhizomes. Once established, knapweed is extremely difficult to <br />control or eradicate. Operator is required to control noxious weeds by Rule 3.1.1016-~. A list of <br />noxious and problem weeds and control techniques for these species can be obtained from the <br />County Extension Service, the County Weed Control District Office, or the local office of the Soil <br />Conservation Service. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME Edward Settle <br />OPERATOR Grand Junction Pioe & Suooly <br />STREET P.O. Box 7849 <br />CITY/STATEIZIP Grand Junction, CO 81502 <br />cc: Tom Gillis, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WOCD ICHI <br />^ OTHER <br />