PERMFILE63778

• Permit No: M1996049
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 1/23/1997
• Doc Name: PUBLIC NOTICE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

CESPK-CO-R
Notice Number 199675341
Approximately 5 acres per year will be witted in six phases so that no more than 40 acres
will be disturbed at any one time. The maximum production of the operation will 450,000
tons per year, which is the same as the existing operation. Aggregate processing, the
asphalt and concrete plants, office and associated facilities will be located on an operations
pad. Specific project features include: a 1,200-squaze foot office building; an 8,000-square
foot maintenance building; a concrete batch plant; an asphalt plant; a crusher; a wash plant;
storage azea for screens, motors, rollers, etc.; fuel storage azea; a scale; and a conveyor
system.
The conveyor system will be used to transport aggregate from the active pit to the
processing plant. The conveyor will be approximately 4,800 feet in length and is proposed
along the west side of the permit boundary. The conveyor will reduce the amount of trucks
and equipment needed to transport aggregate on site. The operation will include haul
trucks, fuel trucks, front end loaders, scrapers, concrete and asphalt trucks, and related
equipment.
Access is proposed at a new location from the entrance to the existing operation. According
to the applicant, this will allow for the use of the existing acceleration deceleration lanes on
State Highway 9.
ALTERNATIVES: Prior to the purchase of the Maryland Creek Ranch, the applicant
assessed alternatives. The applicant considered the following criteria for aggregate
operations feasibility: (1) Aggregate Quantity: A reserve of at least 25 to 30 years is
needed to justify the capital expenditure; (2) Aggregate Quality: The deposit must meet
certain criteria in terms of percent fines, particle-size distribution, soundness, and hardness;
(3) Deposit Configuration and Location: The deposit must have an adequate configuration
(e.g., not long and narrow and have suitable access to allow for mining; (4) Land Size:
Adequate land for processing facilities,-and asphalt-and concrete plants must-be available in
close proximity to the deposit. A minimum of 25 acres is required; (5) Accessibility: The
deposit must be located in close proximity to the mazket area to avoid high haulage costs
which would make it uncompetitive, and close to the processing areas for the same reason;
(6) Water Rights: Water rights must be available to replace depletions from water used for
dust control, aggregate loss, and evaporation from settling and aggregate ponds; and (7)
Availability: The land containing the deposit must be available for sale or lease.
In addition to the "no action" alternative, the applicant provided information on the
following alternatives:
* Expansion of the existing operation on the East side of Highway 9
* Hardrock mine
* Other potential alluvial deposits in Summit County, and
* Moving the operation across the highway on the Maryland Creek Ranch.
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The applicant discussed each alteroative in terms of the criteria stated above and their
wetlands impacts, logistics, costs, and technology. This information is too voluminous to
include in this notice. This information may be reviewed at our office in Grand Junction,
Colorado (address below).
The applicant also identified efforts to minimize and avoid on-site impacts to wetlands.
These included reducing the size of the operations pad azea to 25 acres, eliminating
crossings of Maryland Creek and other drainages for access and haul roads, including a 100-
foot buffer zone (50 feet on each side) adjacent to Maryland Creek, and avoiding the
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