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to the Board to allow mining has been proven true. These depths measured should also be accounted <br />to the fact that the property where the mining will be conducted is currently under irrigation by a local <br />fanner, so depths during mining are expected to be lower than the levels measured, but the mining <br />plan will still be based upon these measurements. We firmly believe that encountering water will not <br />happen in this pit. A very detailed presentation of data supporting this conclusion was submitted by <br />Greg Lewicki and Associates to the County Commissioners dated 6/8/2004. <br />La Salle Aggregate Reserves, LLC currently owns the property where Haldorson Sand and Gravel is <br />permitted to mine. Recently, La Salle Aggregate Reserves acquired land adjacent to the permit area <br />and is also allowing Haldorson Sand and Gravel to mine on this property. This permit previously <br />contained the Metcalf Pit of Western Gravel, Inc. The pit has been partially reclaimed but will be used <br />to mine gravel from the low point of the gravel reserve along the outcrop. Mining will continue south <br />and west from this property, thus helping to mitigate visual impacts for residents of Spring Creek <br />Mesa. The addition of La Salle Aggregate's Metcalf Pit Property and the Bean Property now <br />combined with the original Haldorson Permit area (George Property) allow the final reclamation of <br />the site to drain toward the valley in a natural fashion. The previous mine plan for the George <br />Property alone would have created a large depression in the landscape for the final reclamation plan. <br />The new plan shown on the enclosed maps allows natural drainage to the northeast, which is more or <br />less the current drainage pattern. Due to a) opposition from owners south of the original George <br />Property and b) lesser grave] thicknesses, the southern 40 acres of the original mining area has been <br />removed from the permit. Haldorson Sand and Gravel is amending their existing permit in order to <br />include these additional areas. The new permit area is 180.27 acres, of which approximately 173.79 <br />acres will be disturbed. <br />The current land use on the property is irrigated fields. After reclamation is completed, the land will <br />be restored back to irrigated fields. The mining of the Haldorson Property is consistent with the <br />nearby (and-use as can be seen on Map B-2 there are cun•ently and have been in the past several <br />gravel mines in the immediate vicinity. <br />Haldorson Sand and Gravel Mine <br />