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9. Delta Couuty Impacts and Other Environmental Impacts <br />The Board of County Commissioners has conditionally approved the Specific Development Appli- <br />cation for this operation (SD02-003) directly with Cecil and Pat Farnsworth. <br />As stated earlier, the maximum annual tonnage allowed for this operation is 70,000 tons per year. <br />The combined tonnage from the Farnsworth #2 Pit and the North Fork Pit is 70,000 tons per year <br />so that there is no true increase in tonnage over what was previously permitted in the area. All <br />trucks leaving the site will be covered and will utilize the existing entrance to Highway 133. No <br />new roads will be needed for this operation. Trucks will enter Highway 133 immediately west of <br />Paonia and can supply construction material needs in all directions. If 10 ton trucks are used, the <br />maximum number of annual loads is 7000. If 25 ton trucks are used, the maximum number of <br />trucks is 2780 per year. Assuming that 50% of the trucks will be 10 ton size and 50% will be 25 <br />ton size, there would be 3971 loaded trucks leaving the site per year. If the operation operates only <br />8 months per yeaz, this results in an average of 4961oads per month for these months, and 4 <br />months will have no loaded traffic. No significant dust will be produced since the gravel will be <br />wet upon extraction and the gravel road to the River Bottom site will have no fines. Also, the pro- <br />cessing equipment there will have sprays and enclosed crushers. <br />Overall, this location is excellent to supply the growing needs of development in this part of Delta <br />County. The alternative to this pit is to truck gravel from greater distances at increased cost and <br />increased truck traffic on the road system. <br />Once the site is reclaimed, a permanent lake will be left that is approximately 18-23 feet deep over <br />6.6 acres, with wetlands on the edges, that can be used for wildlife habitat in a dry part of the <br />County, where a lake of this type has good value. <br />There should be no significant demands on Delta County services from this operation since pro- <br />duction and reclamation will only involve personnel of 4-5 people on site at any given time. The <br />river crossing is planned to not interfere with any existing uses of the river for fishing or recreation. <br />North Fork Pit Mazch 04 26 <br />