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CUMULATNE IMPACTS SUMMARY: Cumulative impacts to the environment <br />C resulting from the proposed surface quarry and creation of the 20-acre detention basin include <br />short to medium term impacts to air quality in the Upper Arkansas air shed (depending on re- <br />vegetation), aslightly increased risk to spread of noxious weeds such as knapweed in the vicinity <br />of Trout Creek, a temporary obstruction to corridor movement of mule deer, and slight alteration <br />to an already altered hydrologic drainage. T'he addition of this activity would change winter <br />flows in the area, but would not add impacts to water quality. <br />PERSONS !AGENCIES CONSULTED: <br />The standard pemut process for mineral material permits includes permitting through both the <br />state and county governments. This applies to sites where bedrock or subsurface materials are <br />mined as opposed to surface collection of stone. The State's primary permitting authority lies <br />with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety . The rules from DRMS include <br />numerous atining and reclamation requirements. Typically the BLM will develop an <br />environmental document as landowner and the mitigation developed through the environmental <br />assessment or other environmental document will be forwarded to the state to be incorporated <br />into their permit. In general the state pemut deals mote with mining and reclamation <br />requirements while the local county permits deal with operating hours, hauling procedures, etc. <br />Both the county and state permits have specific and well defined requirements that exceed <br />federal requirements for gublic contact and rather than duplicating these efforts, the Royal Gorge <br />Field Office relies on these permitting procedures to analyze public input. <br />The adjacent trout creek gravel pit and quarry is currently under state of Colorado permit M <br />2001035 that was authorized in September of 2001. This initial application included full public <br />review. The current analysis being conducted in this EA will simply allow for an expansion of <br />this existing gravel pit onto public lands. As part of that expansion, the state and county will <br />require appropriate public review. <br />The proponent was contacted regarding public involvement and the proponent has identified <br />Mr. Moltz and the BLM as the only adjacent property owners of record. Mrs. Clue holds a life <br />estate on the property to the south owned by Mr. Moltz. Property to the East is BLM, and Mr. <br />Moltz owns the property to the west and north. No concerns have been identified by Mr. Moltz <br />(proponent) or Mrs. Clue in the past. <br />In a sepazate public inquiry effort, the RGFO manager requested the local environmental <br />coordinator Joe Vieira to make contacts to nearby landowners. Mr. Vieira contacted a person <br />named Kazen Adams who owns property in the general area. Ms. Adams stated that she had no <br />problems with the proposal and that the company uses caution and care in its operations. Ms. <br />Adams mentioned that another individual who owns property in the area named Steve Morgan <br />who appazently spoke in favor of the operation at a previous public hearing. <br />In addition to the standazd public contacts, a Public Notice will be posted in the local newspaper <br />as well as on site. The Chaffee County Commissioners and Soil Conservation Office will be <br />19 <br />