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<br />(Page 2) <br /> <br />MINE ID M OR PR09PECTIN6 ID N 11$1-158 <br />INSPECTION DATE OB-02.95 IN3PECTOR'S INPrINS SSS <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />Thle was a complete Inapectlon of the Forest L•dcea Pit No. 1, conducted far the purpose of recalculatlng the reclamatlon baud amount due to the <br />removal of the 55,000.00 bond cap for 110rE) mliilng operatloae. This operatlon le permitted to dlaturb 7.74 scree for the eatractlon of gravel In a <br />dry pit acensdo. There are actually two pits pe~rmltted under tWa permit The operator has Indicated that Plt No. 1 was a historic state operated <br />pit that wa8 permitted uuder fhls permit but was never disturbed attar that permlttlng. The operator has expressed laterest Is revlsing the Dermlt <br />to remove the acreage at Plt Ns. 1 from the permit and adding It to the south end of Plt No. 2. <br />The amuW reports Indicate that come o[ the area mined In 1989, and aR at the azea mlaed In 1991 may be outside of the permit boundary. The <br />operator will Deed to provide documentatlan Indlcatlng whether or sot excavatloa hoe occurred outside at the permit boundary. If mlWng has occurred <br />autslde the boundary, rhea enforcement actloa may be takes. There are also pllee of stockpiled crushed gravel that are located outside the permitted <br />azea The operator has Indicated that these plies are the property of the Forest Lakes Metro Dlstrlct for use on their roads and the plies are sow <br />located on the Metro Dletrlct's land ready for ate. This le an acceptable eltuatlan for etockplDng ouislde the permit area. The permit boundary <br />mazkere regWred by Rule 3.1.12 were not observed and should be Installed ao that the permit boundary le permanently mazked to avoid future mlWng <br />beyond the permit boundary. <br />The operator also Indicated a desire to request a~ declaratory order tc coaelder whether the Metro Dlatrlct, which Is a local government body, should <br />be required to have a permit for the mlWng at I;ravel, from there land, for use on their land. The laetrnctlene far requestlag a declaratory order <br />were taxed to the operator toRawing Utls Inapeetlon. <br />The operator aeeda to perform weed control measures on the affected areas of the operatlan. Hula 3.1.10(8) states that weed control ahWl be employed <br />[or all prohlblted noxious weed epecles, and whenever Invselon of a reclWmed area by other weed epecles seriously threatens the coaUnued <br />development of the desired vegetatlon. Weed control methods aball also be used whenever the Inhabltatlon of the reclaimed area 69 weeds threatens <br />further spread at eerloua weed pasta to nearby areas. A tlet of noxious and problem weeds and control techNques for these epecles can be obtained <br />Irom the County Bxtenalon SeMce, the County 57eed Control DleMct Of[Ice, ar the IocW otllce of the Soll Canaenatlon SeMce. <br />In 1987, the O.S. cangreae amended the Clean Water Act to expreesly laclude storm water dlachargea Irom Induetrtal epee se regWring Clean Water <br />Act controls. In 1990, EPA issued regulatlona that require speciDc Induetrlal actlvltles to obtain permlta In order to dischazge storm water from [belt <br />faclDtlea. Actlve and laactlve mlWng aperatlotta where storm water comes Into contact with overburden, raw mateAal, Intermediate products, <br />byproducts, DWehed products or waste products located at the mlWng alts aze epeci0cally Included. The deadline to apply [or a storm water permit <br />was October 1, 1992. If a storm water permit for thle mine has oat yet beau obtained, the operator must apply for such a permit, ae soon as possible, <br />to Colorado Department of Health, WQC6P&B2, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, Colorado 80222.1530. If any storm water castrol aWCtures <br />are regWred to be conetrncted at the mine ae a result of the storm water permittlng process, a revlelan moat then be aubmltted to t61e Dlvlelon to <br />laclude the operatloae! eud reclamatlon aepecbi of such structures In the Haclamatlon Permit <br />Changes to the IDned Land Heclamatlon Act, due to the passage or Senate BID 91-1771n 1991, lucluded the removal of the 55000.00 boud cap for 110(2) <br />type permlte. All mine sites Ia Colorado aze now required to be bonded for the actual coat of reclamatlon It, In the case at permit revocatlon and <br />boud forfeiture, the state were to put the reclamatlon work out for competltlve bid. Review and recWculatloo of the required bond for reclamatlon <br />of thle operation will take place over the next few mouths. A detailed estlmate of the recalculated coat, based on the approved mlWng sad <br />reclamatlon plans sod condltlone ebeerved duAug the Inepectlon, wltl be [orthcoming. <br />The Pit No. 1 area le holding water sod le weD vegetated with prlmsrlly wetland epecles. The basics aze s8ghtly steeper thou 3:1 grade but It they <br />have oat beau dlaturbed elute perntltling the opnratlan thou they wID sot seed to be disturbed. The Dlt la currently Ideal rlparlan wlldllfe habitat <br />that la home to several epecles of ducks, many blyde sod other assorted wlldllte. <br />I & B Caatact Addreae <br />NANO; <br />OPERATOR <br />STRE6r <br />CITYI3TATEtLLID <br />Dale Hertz <br />Forest Lakes Metro Dlevlct <br />P.O.Box 440 <br />BavDeld. 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