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INTRODUCTION -This application 5 the first request to amend the existing sand and gravel mining operation known as the Gypsum Ranch Gravel Pit. Gravel screening, crushing, washing, asphalt and concrete mix production actHRies will remain unchanged as a result of the amendment to the existing permR. Exhibrt C depcts the amended permit boundary. mirnng areas, phasrng plan, silo lectures and the location of other uses ancillary to the operation. Operations within the sde will typically be bmited to weekday hours o} 6:00 A.M to 8:00 P M between March and November. and are limited to 6:00 A M l0 6:00 P.M during the remaining part of the year LOCATION -The site of the amended gravel removal and processing operation consists of 155.57 acres one mile east of Gypsum nosh of US Highway 6 The site is also located in parts of Sections 3 and 4, Township 5 South, Range 85 West of the 6" Prtndpal Meridian. The typical elevatbn of the site rs 6400 feet above sea level. SURROUNDING LAND USE -The surrounding land use in the vicinity of the subject property rs considered to be 'moderate" to "low' intensity. The predominant land use In the area is agricultural, consisting of granng/pasture land on large paresis. Non-residential uses in the area indiide two other extstlng sand and gravel operations that ad}oin the sde and include: the Lehmann Gravel Pit to the south. and the Carol Ann Gravel PA westof the site. Other non-residentlal uses irtdude: the Eagle County Regbnat Airport and a National Guard helicopter lralNng fadlity located south of ttre site. The Erglo River drainage danxnates the valley sating adjacent to the properties north boundary. An existing tree nursery operates adJacent to the east boundary line o/the Gypsum Ranch Gravel Pit. A v/ew o/ the river bottom, 60 leaf below and north Phases NI d 111 (See Exhibit C). The pertnlt boundary is near the toe o/the slope. EXISTING LAND USE -The site to be amended is a single leased parcel of land located wahm a larger parcel presently owned by Gypsum Ranch, LLC. This site is somewhat irregular in shape and is 6600 feet in length east/west, and i250 feet at its widest north/south point. The historic land uses were ranching rnduding granng and pasture lands and sand and gravel turning, The westerly portions of the property are dominated by exishrxy sand and gravel mining actlvfties The location of the existing land uses and activities are indicated on Sheets one and two of the accompanying Exhibit C. The bulk of the site's ground cover is irrigated granng and pasture land. Areas of the site adjacent to the Eagle Rrver are consistent wkh those typically found adjacent to the rnrer The aver banks are dominated by stands of cottonwood trees and willows. The topography of the site is considered to be'flat' in nature. The land slopes towards the east at an average rate of one half o1 one percent. The Stremme and Gates Ditch flows across the sAe m the south-eastern portion of the future mining areas.