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<br /> <br /> <br />L~ <br />7. Rio Blanco County Im~cts and Other Environmental Impacts <br />As stated earlier, the maximum annual tonnage allowed for [his operation is 69,500 tons per year. <br />All trucks leaving the site will be covered and will utilize all existing roads. No new roads will be <br />needed for this operation. Trucks will enter Piceance Creek Road southwest of the operation and <br />can supply road material needs further south on Piceance Creek Road or the trucks could go north to <br />Highway 64 and go east or west depending upon the demand for the material. [f 10 ton trucks are <br />used, the maximum number of annual loads is 7000. If 25 ton trucks are used, the maximum num- <br />ber of trucks is 2780 per year. Assuming that 50% of the trucks will be 10 ton size and 50% will be <br />25 ton size, there would be 3971 loaded trucks leaving the site per year. If the operation operates <br />only 8 months per year, this results in an average of 496 loads per month for these months, and 4 <br />months will have no loaded traffic. <br />Overall, this location is excellent to supply the growing needs of development and gas drilling in <br />this part of Rio Blanco County. The alternative to this pit is to truck gravel from greater distances at <br />increased cost and increased truck traffic on the road system. <br />Once the site is reclaimed, a permanent lake will be left that is approximately 18 feet deep over 4.2 <br />acres, with wetlands on the edges, that can be used for wildlife habitat in a very dry par[ of the <br />County, where a lake of this type has good value. <br />There should be no significant demands on Rio Blanco County services from this operation since <br />production and reclamation will only involve personnel of 4-5 people on site at any given time. <br />Piceance Pit 7/01 <br />20 <br />