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Alternative C - This altctnaticc has lkcn selected and it hrin~ ;tpprnrcd he tltC Forest Service. Under the reduced mine size ultem:nica, the grtvcl minx ~~auld esluricncc the came sitC preparation. ;ravel pmductitnt. and similar rtciatn:uion pmccss as dcscrihcd ahm'c under Alternative B. Howcrer. under Alturnativ~ C the sire of the expanded quarr}• and pmduction would he si~nilicandy scaled back and Iimitcd w the portion of the site rnntainin_ fewer mck outcrops. thus requiring less hlauin__ :md crushing to rcmocc and pmccss. h is yuito likely that nn blastin_ would he required, but it it trecomes nccessarc. the followin~_ pmccdures i.ould he followed: 1. Any blasting would he restricted to the perils! fmm IVovcmlxr I to Mayl. The only exception to this would be if it is required to maintain production schedule and to a Iimitcd extern during the summer mrnnhs. 2. Any blasting would occur during the afternoon hours. 3. If necessary, bfisting would fiat be coordinated with the Coloculo Dcptutmcnt of 7ranspoaation. Mueller state Park, and neighbors in the area. The mine production rates would be approximately the same as under the proposed action (Alternative 8), but only about half of the volume of gravel would tk removed. and the duration and/or intensity of nc;ative impacts would be significantly reduced. The case of naive species in the seed mix would not allow for the introduction of non indigenous species, and due [o the finer type of material in [he northern part of the gravel pit. crushing and careening activities will occur at a smaller scale than under Alternative B. This will serve to reduce dust and noise impacts. Under Altcmative C. only the northern half of the area included in Altcmative B would be reclaimed by the permittee. However, to meer Forest Service watershed improvement objectives, opportunities to reclaim the remainder of the previously disturbed area on the southern part of the existing gravel pit would continue [o be a high priority. Alternative C was chosen for the followin; masons: The reduced mine size would meet the needs for aggregate in Teller County with minima{ environmental impacts. These impacts would only occur during the production and initial reclamation phases. • Altcmative C is an opportunity to further evaluate the feasibility to reclaim the south portion of the Mule Creek Gravel Pit. Alternative A was not chosen because i[ would rtsult in ongoing negative environmental impacts and would not al]ow for the reclamation of the existing gravel pit. Alternative B was not chosen due to concerns about the potential for adverse impacts to adj:tcenr property owners from nuisance factors assoeiattxi with quarry operations aver a longer period of time than would occur under Alternative C. Although the benefits from reclamation of the whole area would be preferable. Alternative C will allow the Forest Mydr•`plweRwaiea ComWnrtu. IaQ2 walla Suix'_OU. 9•u10v. CQ QOW?