PERMFILE52053

• Permit No: M1992038
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: COVER SHEET SAND CREEK MINE REVISED MLRB 112 PERMIT APPLICATION ADAMS CNTY COLO 05/1992
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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ESPLANATION OF REC~hES'C
Overview
The is a request of mine sand material from a 45+ acre parcel
located 7 mile north of Byers. The 45+ acres is located along West
Bijou Creek, where sand has deposited. The -45+ acre area is part
of a larger 160± acre property owned by the applicant. The permit
• area has no structures on it, although there is a barn a 1/~1± mile
to the west located on the same property.
The material would be exported for use in foundation backfill
pro.iects, and County or State Highway pro.iects in the area. There
is also the possibly the material could be used in the construction
of the two airports to the west (Denver International and Front
Range!. Since export of material oft of the property is involved,
County land-use approvals are necessary as in a MLRB permit.
Existing Site Description
• The site is located ~± miles north of Byers, 5± miles north of the
U.S. 36 (Count.}• line!. and 1/4± mile west of the County road known
as Calhoun-Byers Mile Road.
The site is a fairly level one, except for the intermittent West
Bi.iou Creek which traverses the proposed permit area. The total
• elevation fall over the distance of the site ll/H± mile east-west
x 1/~± mile north sot~thl is approximately 15+ feet. The site is
located in the draw which leas been formed by t}~e Creek and is not
easily visible from the County Road.
The permit area itself can be divided into three basic areas:
~ 1. The south 100' is where a 30' access road from the County road
traverses the permit area and previous excavation has been
undertaken. The area mined for sand in the past was prior to
permits being required, and for uses on the property recently.
For instance, sand from the excavation area was used as
foundation fill for the barn structure on other portions of
~ the property. This access road will remain after excavation
to provide access to the western portion of t}ie property where
the barn is located.
'L. The second basic area of the permit area, is the bare usually
• dry West Bi.iou Creek channel area approximately 100' wide,
which traverses the permit area from soiit}i to north. The
channel is a dry creek bed which only runs after upstream
storm events. usually in the spring and early summer. There is
no topsoil and the surface is predominantly bare sand with
little if an.y vegetation, except for some volunteer cottonwood
trees along the edges.
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