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<br />' Water <br /> <br />' No streams, lakes or other surface water bodies are present at the site. Disturbance of the area <br /> will be conducted so as to minimize the effect on the prevailing hydrologic balance as follows: <br />' a) CMI shall comply with all applicable Colorado water laws; <br /> b) CMI shall comply with all applicable Federal and State water quality laws and <br /> regulations; <br /> c) CMI will remove and regrade all sediment and siltation structures after the project is <br /> completed; and <br />' d) CMI has a Colorado Department of Health approved Storm Water Dischazge <br />Pe <br />it/St <br />W <br />te <br />Man <br />t Pl <br /> rm <br />r <br />orm <br />a <br />agemen <br />an. <br />' Wildlife <br />The property is not unique within the local azea for wildlife activities and the surrounding area <br />' has limited development. Enhancement and creation of wildlife habitat is not a specific goal of <br />this operation. <br />' All aspects of the excavation plan and reclamation plan will take into account the protection of <br />wildlife on the site. During the operation, effects on wildlife will be minimized by limiting the <br />azea of disturbance and concurrent reclamation activities. The provision of a minimum 500 foot <br />' setback for excavation activity from the lease boundary keeps substantial wildlife habitat and <br />creek comdors intact. There aze no peak production periods for this operation so there will not <br />be a greater impact to wildlife during certain times of the yeaz. The reclaimed operation will <br />provide very similaz wildlife habitat to the current one. <br />' Topsoiling <br />The existing topsoil on the property consists of a 0 to 6 inch layer of sandy, silty loam. T'he <br />' majority of grass roots.aze contained within this layer. <br />The frequency of topsoil stockpiling is expected to be limited. Stockpiling will be necessary <br />' when the operation starts up and when CMI moves to a new azea. Once mining has progressed <br />to the point where there is depleted azea outside of the processing azea, reclamation will begin <br />and topsoil stockpiles will be consumed. Subsequently, reclamation will be ongoing with the <br />mining and there will be no need to stockpile topsoil. If any topsoil stockpiles remain in place <br />longer than one growing season they will be seeded with a fast growing cover to minimize <br />' erosion. <br />The 6 inch layer of topsoil will be redistributed atop the overburden and final grading will ensue. <br />' Fertilizer and mulch will be utilized as recommended by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). <br />' 19 <br />