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\lucller State Park and. if detcrtnincd to tk csccsivc. corrcetivc measures ,will he <br />taken. Monitorim; ti,r noise and >ubuyurnt com:cti,•e ;tenon. will be the <br />responsihility of PK Enterprises. Dust comrol ,voulJ he addressed through <br />appropriate measures defined in the Air Pollution Emission Notice and Control Pl:ut <br />fur Fugitive Paniculatc Emissions to he suhmiucd to the Colorado Department of <br />Health and Environment. In the lon__ term. thr reclamation of the new and previous <br />minin_s areas would canu•ihutc w an impm,•cnunt in the air quality in the area due eo <br />:t reduction in wind erosion from exposed soils. <br />1Vrler Qttttality impae~e -Water quality impacts of mining operation and rcclam:ttion <br />arc aswciatcd with the movement of sediment from the unvcgctated ponipns of the <br />property imp the wetlands and stream. Scdimem lords rod otltcr water quality <br />constituents should he virtually eliminated thrnu_h the use of sedimentation basins <br />during mining, and through rcvegctation after mining has been completed. <br />Wildlife imQactc - Wildlife habitat above the mined area and :Hotta the drrina~c will <br />continue to degrade due to continuing erosion and accumulation of sediment, <br />respectively. The reclamation process will allow revegetation of the mined area as <br />well as reduction of sediment accumulation in the stream. thus improving wildlife <br />habitat in the arcs. In addition, the reduction of slope Gradient in the property would <br />increase the usable area for wildlife. The nc~ativc impacts of noise and human <br />activity on wildlife would be reduced by scalinG back [he size of the mining <br />operation. <br />Wetland ItaQaets -Wetland impacts from the accumulation of sediment and <br />possible changes in hydrology associated with the culvert being installed under the <br />access road must be addressed. ExistinG wetlands within the mine properly have been <br />delineated and areas where impacts may occur have been identified in the EA and <br />through the review process conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers For the Clean <br />Water Act, Section 404 Permit. Without intervention. the wetland will continue to <br />dry out. changing the type of vegetation that can Grow in the area below the culvert <br />from wetland to upland species. the mining activity would all occur in areas to the <br />east of the drainage, above the elevation of the wetland. PK Enterprises proposes to <br />install silt fence and dcten[ion ponds and sedimentation basins at the bottom of the <br />mine. thereby improving water quality leaving the si[c. Assuming successful <br />reclamation. the site would be covered in a protective layer of vegetation. which <br />would return the movement of soil to the wetland to that close to a natural rate. The <br />Corps of Engineers has visited the site and indicated that the impacts associated with <br />the proposed project would be minimal, less than 200 sgttare feet, and have been <br />authorized under Nationwide permit No. 26 for road crossing improvements and bank <br />stabilization. Best management practices implemented in conjunction with the <br />project would substantially reduce sedimentation, improve drainage and stabilize the <br />site. This would arrest the degradation that is now occurring and increase the <br />potential for the eventual recovery of the wetlands- <br />Hv4ro+MK+• lieaw~ce Gaoulunu. iaa2 wmnu~ Suia 2tt0, ltoutaer. LV 86102 <br />