2003-02-12_REVISION - M1999034 (2)

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COOLEY RESERVOIR AND FULTON WILDLIFE AREA PIT AMENDMENT NO. 1 - JERONIlVIUS PROPERTY EXHIBIT D -MINING PLAN (Continued) Method of mining to be employed is surface excavation of topsoil, overburden, and aggregate material for use in the production aggregate products. Equipment that will be used on site include a drag-line, loaders, scrapers, backhoes, dozers, excavators, water trucks, end dump and belly dump trucks, and other miscellaneous vehicles. Field conveyors, hoppers, and transfer points will be utilized to provide conveyance to the Plant Site, and piping will be installed to convey wash water back to the lake areas from the Plant Site. No explosives will be utilized in the operation. Except as outlined below and in accordance with standards established in the existing permit, the minimum excavation setback shall be 35' from any adjacent property line. As with the existing phases, slopes may be initially excavated to a nearly vertical condition, .SH to 1 V, but afterward will be backfilled to at least 1H;1 V slope for areas that are to be filled with sand spoils and silt water. All final slopes of permanent Take area shall be minimum of 3H to I V in steepness. Typical excavation and final reclamation sloping and minimum setbacks are shown graphically on EXHIBIT F- RECLAMATION PLAN MAP. Situations where special setback requirements and restrictions on excavation shall apply are as follows: l . The existing wetlands area as shown on EXHIBIT C-2 -MINING PLAN MAP shall not be disturbed until a wetland inventory is accepted by the Corp of Engineers and a 404 permit is issued allowing removal of anyjurisdictional permit requiring the appropriate 404 permit. 2. No mining shall occur within the Xcel right-of--way, nor shall any mining be undertaken within 200' of the Xcel. towers, without mutual execution of a written license agreement between AI and Xcel. 3. No mining shall occur within 290' of East 104'h Avenue without consent and a written agreement by CDOT. 4. Per conditions of the existing permit, no mining shall occur within 65' of the inside top east high bank of the Fulton Ditch without a written agreement from the Fulton Ditch Company on a setback of less than 65'. Prior to installation of the conveyor and pipe crossing across the Fulton Ditch, an agreement with the Fulton Imgating Ditch Company will be obtained. This agreement, and any other agreement for a lesser setback in any of the above situations, shall be submitted to the DMG, prior to any excavation being undertaken in any special setback area. Prior to any excavation being undertaken in any area, excavation setbacks will be staked in the field to ensure relevant excavation setbacks are followed.