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Plans were for~ated and an amendment to the p~nit submitted. The ditch <br />was moved into a concrete lined channel, after excavating many thousands of <br />tons of sand from the other side of Academy and pushing a pipe over 200 feet <br />• long 29 feet under the highway. The pipe over the highway was also removed. <br />Now, the process of mining the sand dike has begun. <br />It is not known how valuable the land will be, but certainly, changing a <br />hole in the ground into a cove and partially backfilling the pit to produce <br />building sites will increase the land value significantly. This combined with <br />the acquisition of nearly 1 million tons of sand made the project feasible and <br />will probably make the project quite profitable. <br />This is a fine example of how, with some thought and planning and <br />considerable capital expenditure, not only can a difficult reclamation problem <br />be made far simpler, but the land values can be maintained and even increased <br />resulting in not only the acquisition of a valuable resource but also a benefit <br />to the community. <br />PbBNT <br />OPII2ATION DESCRIPTION: The Sand Plant operation is a central processing area <br />for specific types of products produced by the other operations. It can be <br />described as an area containing a multitude of processing plants surrounded by <br />stockpiles of processed rock in a multitude of grades and types. The operation <br />is located on the banks of Fountain Creek on the south side of Colorado <br />Springs. On the north end of the site, Sand Creek Wash joins Fountain Creek. <br />The only significant reclamation which has been implemented and completed at <br />this location is the reconstruction of a large amount of streambank which was <br />removed by a large flood caused by a severe thunderstorm. <br />The flood came down Sand Creek and washed across Fountain Creek and ripped <br />out about 30,000 cubic yards of stream bank, including several large cottonwood <br />trees. It also exposed a maintenance entrance into a large sewage line, thus <br />exposing the line to possible damage or rupture if another flood were to occur. <br />Castle Concrete, who owns the land which was lost, promptly began to <br />backfill the devastated area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers felt that a 904 <br />permit was required to implement this work in compliance with the Clean Water <br />Act. Castle Concrete acquired the permit, but not without some difficulty. <br />• 18 <br />