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ge 2) <br />~E ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1977-170 <br />INSPECTION DATE 9/28/04 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ESC <br />Phis was an~inspection of the Butala Gravel Pit conducted by Erica Crosby and Carl Mount of <br />the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. Frank Butala and Tom Eve representing Butala <br />construction Co. were present during the inspection. The site is located 1.5 miles north <br />pest of Salida in Chaffee County, Colorado. The site is located within an area that is zoned <br />industrial. <br />the sutala Gravel Pit is a 112 sand and gravel operation, permitted for 84 acres. The permit <br />vas issued on October 1, 1978. In 1998 the permit was expanded from 22 acres to 84 acres. <br />~aining will occur in a number of phases, each approximately 12 acres in size. The Division <br />zolds a reclamation bond in the amount of $90,500.00. The approved postmining land use is <br />industrial. <br />a mine identification sign and boundary markers were observed. Topsoil and overburden piles <br />vere noted along the perimeter of the permit area. The site is active in Phase 1 located in <br />.he northwest corner of the permit area. Mining will progress from west to east. The <br />excavated material is hauled to the wash plant in the central permit area where it is washed <br />snd stockpiled before it is transported to batch plants. In the mine plan, the operator <br />Mates that slopes will be mined to 2h:iv. It was noted during the inspection that pit <br />dopes are near vertical. The operator will need to revise the mining and reclamation plan <br />if slopes are to be mined steeper than 2h:ly. Please see page 3 for compliance due dates. <br />~ small spring was noted on the north end of the Phase I area. The source of the water is an <br />old irrigation pipe that has been cut. Some of the water runs through the cut pipe into the <br />pit. The spring runs through the irrigation season. <br />!'he wash ponds, wash plant and stockpiling area are located adjacent to the Arkansas River. <br />'he wash plant is a portable unit, and the fines settle through a series of ponds. The east <br />lash pond facility is not connected to the other wash ponds on site. The construction of <br />:his pond was addressed in Technical Revision O1 (TR-O1). The slopes of the wash pond are <br />.',4h:ly measured with an abney level. The ponds will ultimately be reclaimed to 3h:ly and <br />replaced with topsoil. <br />'he center of the mine contains <br />,nly the stockpiling of material <br />-4' of material from this area <br />lelineate this area. <br />the creosol area. No mining is to take place in this area, <br />The area is 6.6 acres in size. The EPA removed the upper <br />and stockpiled and capped the material on site. Markers <br />'he Division inspected the fuel storage area. Tanks were mostly portable units, however, the <br />anks that are not portable will need to be bermed to contain any spills. In addition, areas <br />here fuel spills were noted will need to be cleaned up in accordance with the approved plan. <br />gee page 3 for compliance due dates. <br />I: & E Contact Address <br />FAME Frank Butala <br />PERATOR <br />TREET <br />ITY/STATE/ZIP <br />Butala Construction Co. <br />P.O. Hox 907 <br />Salida. CO 81201 <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />VA <br />c: Carl Mount; DMG (via a-mail) <br />