1978-12-07_PERMIT FILE - M1978352 (18)

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the property, moving up £;.,,face of the present cliff, gravel will be mined to a depth of no more than 30-35 feet. Once mined, the sand and gravel will be crushed, processed and stockpiled by conveyors. The resulting aggregates will be used for the construction of streets, highways , parking lots, etc. , both as granular bases and in asphalt pavements , and for the provision of sand and sand and gravel mix for use in masonry and concrete construction. Our operation will produce aggregate to meet particular construction specifications. We anticipate that the mining and reclamation of the area shown on the map will extend over a period of approximately fifteen years, to be divided into three five-year phases, specifically Phases I (8. 90 acres) , li (6 . 62 acres) , and III (13. 34 acres) . Although the acreage is appreciably greater in Phase III, five years is considered a sufficient time for the mining and reclamation of that Phase because the need to protect the Stremme & Gates Ditch requires that a portion of the acreage on the northern boundary be left unmined. Acreage will be mined in only one phase at any given time, and as a result, the reclamation can be accomplished in corresponding phases. Reclamation will be a continuous process, trailing the mining operations and beginning in each phase before the mining of that phase is completed, so that as mining operations are carried out in a subsequent phase, only minor disturbance of the land, if any , will remain in the previous phase . Water used to wash the gravel will be drawn by pump from a series of sump wells at various locations shown on the mining map, Exhibit "C" . After washing gravel , the water will pass into the settling pond also shown on the mining map, Exhibit "C" . From there it will filter back into the subsurface stratas. No water from the mining operation will be discharged into surface waters, and no pollution of any subsurface or ground water should occur.