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<br />GENERAL OVERVIEW <br />The Peters Gravel Pit No. 2 is located next to the existing Peters Pit <br />(M-86-001) which is located in the extreme northern part of Weld <br />County. Weld County will make use of these additional gravel areas to <br />obtain sand and gravel for use in the immediate quadrant of County <br />roads to eliminate the long hauling distances. This procedure <br />establishes an intermittent use of the pit. Weld County has signed <br />into agreement with John Peters for a five (5) year lease; the same <br />lease from the existing pit. The mining plan is to haul material to <br />county roadways in the vicinity when the need arises. Normally, all <br />material excavated and processed will be removed from the site and no <br />major stockpiles will remain. Operating equipment will consist of <br />dozers, loaders, trucks, scrapers and a portable crusher. <br />The County plans to continue the mining as it has been done previously <br />moving into the easterly face of the new site, across its north-south <br />width. Existing topsoil will be removed from the area to be mined and <br />placed on the previously exposed and finished pit area. Weld County <br />has calculated that a maximum of 1-2 foot of topsoil and overburden <br />exists. All excess topsoil will be stockpiled for the final <br />reclamation process. The mining and processing will then take place. <br />As each block of mining is completed, the pit edges will be finished <br />to a 4:1 slope. The operation will be completely "dry pit" as there <br />is no surface or ground water on the site. The gravel embankment and <br />• total quantify of this pit has not been calculated; however, we <br />estimate quantities to last the entire five (5) year lease period. <br /> <br />