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Zi~ected Post Mining Landuses <br />The Phase 1 area of this permit is in the process of being sold. The company that is <br />buying the property will continue to use the property as an industrial site. The <br />company is engaged in construction and maintenance of paved surfaces. The area that <br />has been used in the past for gravel processing and storage will continue to be used <br />for industrial purposes including storage of materials and equipment, equipment <br />maintenance and. company administration. <br />In addition, the western lake will become the new water source for the City of Rifle's <br />water treatment plant. The City plans to erect a chain link fence around the lake for <br />protection of the water source, the public and wildlife. <br />Material Handling <br />Final grading of the site has been completed. Two lakes have been created at the <br />Phase I area. The perimeter slopes at both lakes have been installed at 3h:ly or less. <br />The lake perimeter slopes are stable. Rills, gullies or other signs of soil erosion have <br />not become a problem at the site. The nearly level topography at the site protects <br />surrounding lands from the effects of runoff from the affected land within the permit. <br />No acid forming or toxic materials were encountered during gravel extraction at the <br />site or placed at any time in the reclaimed gravel pits. No drill or auger holes were <br />developed during the use of the site. No drill or auger holes remain at the site to <br />create a hazard for users of the land in the future. The land topography of the site is <br />flat and nearly level in all parts of the area proposed for release of bond, with the <br />exception of the slopes of the ponds. Agricultural equipment would be able to <br />traverse the site comfortably and efficiently. <br />Water <br />A water augmentation plan or well permit is not required for the Phase I area of this <br />Reclamation Permit. The area was mined prior to 1980. Water is no longer <br />discharged from the ponds at the Phase I part of the permit. Quality of water <br />discharged under NPDES permits was acceptable. No siltation structures were built in <br />drainways, so no structures can be removed. No earth dams were build as part of the <br />operations at this site. All surface areas of this mine have been stabilized (graded) and <br />protected with vegetation to effectively control erosion. <br />Groundwater <br />Ground water quality has not been harmed by this operation. Existing and reasonably <br />potential future uses of groundwater have not been harmed by the gravel extraction or <br />processing activities that have been conducted at this site. <br />W'1 lif <br />Wildlife use of this area has probably been disturbed by the operation of this gravel <br />mining and processing facility. The physical size of the site is relatively small and <br />negative effects of the operation have been minor. <br />