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INTODUCTION -The proposal calls for the establishment of a sand and gravel extraction operation together with <br />gravel screening. crushing. washing, asphalt and concrete production The Mining Plan Maps, within Exhibit C depict <br />the proposed permit boundary, mining areas, site features and other uses ancillary to the operation Activities within <br />the site will typically be limited to weekday hours of 6 00 A M to 7 00 P M and will occur intermittently dunng the life of <br />the operation Due to the unknown nature of the future sand and gravel needs in the Grantl Junction area n is dfiScuR <br />to determine an exact consumption rate of the resource However. a 20 to 25 year Ide expectancy is considered to be a <br />reasonable forecast. <br />LOCATION -The site consists of 104 acres southwest of 29'5 Road and D Road and is located ~n the "Urban Growth" <br />area southeast of the City of Grand Junction s core The site is also located in part of the NW 3: of Section 20. <br />Township 1 South. Range 1 East of the Ute Pnncrpal Mend~an <br />EXISTING LAND USE -The property under cons~deraUon ~s composed of seven contiguous parcelsof land Theenhre site <br />~s somewhat irregular in shape and ~s 3900 feet in length northrsouth, and 205D feet al its widest eastlwest point Exh~bd C <br />Sheet 1 depicts the site and it's relabonsh~p to the vanous properties in the area Several hrstonc uses are evident on <br />the property and are presented on the lolbvnng chart <br />USE MINING AREA AREA <br />QN Acres <br />Residential 3 Accesso Buddr s B& C 2 5 <br />Graz~ng;Pasture B 8 C 6 6 1 <br />----- <br />Crop land A, C E & F 64 0 <br />--- <br />Sand SGravel Minim No Disturbance B 3 <br />- -- - __ <br />Fallow B 5 4 <br />As indicated above. the bulk of the property's ground cover consists of pasture and cropland. Several mature cotlonwood <br />trees are evident around the existing vacant single tamrfy structures Ground cover .n the tallow and mined areas is <br />consistent wdh that which is typically found adJacent to the Colorado Rwer <br />Topography of the property rs considered to be "slat" in nature The land slopes towards the south at an average rate <br />of one percent Existing drainage ditches are adjacent to the property's east and northwesterly boundanes <br />