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~. <br />Octobor G, 1°~U <br />I~ir. Jac;: V.uth <br />;I%G Lentury St. <br />E1 Pasa County 4'ept. of <br />Ti ~nsE„rtat ion <br />Goloradu Springs, Colorado 0907 <br />P.E: ':1 Paso County Grav(sl Pits <br />Our flies: ;!G-1$~+ Chru ~0-190, inclusive <br />Ocar 1'r. Irar_th: <br /> <br />{ have finisLed ry adcquzcy review on the mining atw reclamation permits for [hc <br />at,ove eactic:ned opcrritiuns. 1 hive several quc;:ions and coca~:::nts that I have <br />UrfJan i.'.e,l Un an ^aiiilil :-I;y'U::~l l1?It b35i5 fur UL'f CNiULl COnYenl cote. Nl;y c.:fiibl t5 <br />not muntloned arr eor.sid~rud :,degonh al' this tide. <br />!1•b 9pn W:nil.`1 4,r.,+l;S (~ i%ul)i IC:1LiU11 L1USt tae ti(:nC` ih .: nC!~i5~•?i:::r Uf local CirCU18- <br />tlun (cm C1 rn,v r,(`:,„ty •.a;•r) ~v: .ail 1~ open:' l+~nc, as . _.- uur ~uLl iestlon format <br />nivc~n nn thy; 6a~~1: o` t'~.: ccr; fete form le.t:.cr sr.nt to yuu on Sep*_ember 29, 1980 <br />~;.: of this publication oust ire su';r.;ittrd Cu tL•~ 1?ivlsien. Landcwncrs of each of <br />tL'c nits then~.~lves must be notified as per Cute 3•% ~s reust be all adJaeent land- <br />or~~ners. rroof OF tt1eSL' I1CtIflCatiOnS should also be sent to cur plv(slon. <br />};NlO1T A <br />Ilow many acres of disturbance arc plan::ed for each of the 15 pits? I need ~.. <br />the ciact r~axlrtum acreage for wch pit indivldu.~lly a~ oppexd to ~ state... <br />''under IO acres" for all of them. <br />1:XHItiIT C <br />1. lil+ich ttw operations invc`Ire cnlerger..ent of stool: watering ponds? The shores <br />of these t,onds sliuuld not be left. at a slope of steeper than 3:T after cpera- <br />tior.s cease. <br />2. Torsull sheu]d he stacl:piled for enuu9h bath from the ti~orking face of the <br />esw rpr:ent such that it does not fail into the pit to be accidently hsuled .'way <br />with the brave'. (for tfie entire life of the gravel pit). <br />3. Tops~ll stuckpiies st.auld be planteJ with a prctect(ve perennitti grass cover. <br />A tyi`lcol such r.;ver rr~uld be Western wheatgrass at a broadcast rate of 6 lbs. <br />PLS/acre. <br />4. Topsoil sto(:i(plies should be othervrise protected fro:^ wind and water erosion. <br />Stecl:plle slopes should be relatively gentle. Tttelr location st:oulci be on <br />level yraund, m,`ay from ephemeral drainager:ays. If erosion into ephemeral <br />e~*_reao, drainages is a potential prob'em fer any tcpsctl {or, fer that matter, <br />Lravel) stockpile, L•ermiag should be cone to prevent such topsoil ruve;cer.t. <br /> <br />