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DESCRIPTION AND EXHIBITS <br />Amendment Description and Layout <br />Description ofAmendment: This amendment approximately doubles the size of this small sand pit <br />located in Elbert County about 9 miles north of Elizabeth. The pit has been in operation for a number <br />of years and most of the originally permitted sand has now bean mined. The pit is permitted by Rick <br />Hunt dba Hunt Investments, LLC and is on property owned by Mr. Hunt. In addition, all adjacent <br />land to the pit is owned by him. Mr. Hunt is therefore permittee, operator, and landowner. <br />The operation primarily mines sand and construction fill materials. The mineral is excavated <br />using a front end loader and is processed (washed) on site. Access to the site is via a private road that <br />connects the pit with County Road 21, however, the private road is also used to access other lands to <br />the east, a second limited impact mining operation adjacent to this amendment but kept as a sepazate <br />operation, and the property of two owners whose land fronts on Mr. Hunt's private road leading to <br />the pit. Therefore, the road is not included as part of the permit except where it crosses the operation. <br />Mr. Hunt maintains Yhis road. <br />A portion of the current permit has been reclaimed using the same plan that is proposed in <br />this amendment. The revegetation success has been quite good and little erosion has occurred. Soil <br />from the land to be mined is saved and used as a top dressing (6" minimal depth) on the completed <br />and graded land. The final land use of the pit will be as a part of Mr. Hunt's cattle operations. <br />Immediately west of the pit is Running Creek and its well forested riparian comdor. No <br />impact will occur on the riparian comdor as a result of mining the site. Past mining has occurred <br />adjacent to this corridor, but future mining will be separated from the riparian comdor by the current <br />mined area. <br />The amendment will add some land to the southeast of the current permit boundary as well as <br />a strip of land east of the current permit 800 feet wide in an easUwest direction. That portion will <br />extend southward to meet the eastward projection of the current south boundary of the permit. The <br />current uses of most of the land to be added is for grazing. Mining will be to a maximum depth of <br />between 24 and 30 feet, but no groundwater will be encountered and no lakes produced as a result of <br />the excavation. The only water that would remain is the small (about 1/4 acre or less) wash pond <br />located near the riparian comdor. Final slopes will be 3:1 or less steep with the highest slopes in the <br />vicinity of the southeastern corner of the pit. Final slopes will face either west or north with a very <br />low slope possible on the north end (south facing). All drainage will be directed across the <br />essentially flat bottom of the pit toward Running Creek. <br />Although development is occurring on lands a couple of miles east and south of the pit, <br />visibility of the pit is quite low. Therefore, visual impact from the operation is low. The forested land <br />along Running Creek even obscures much of the existing and will continue to obscure some of the <br />expanded operation. Thus, even from the county road visibility will be low to moderate. <br />The amendment submitted here is largely a rewrite of the previous application with new <br />descriptions and maps. In some places reference is made to previous documents that were provided <br />that have not changed since the original permit application. Thus, for the most part, this amendment <br />replaces the previous permitted plan. <br />Miller Gravel Pit Amendment (2007) Overview Page 1 of 1 <br />