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• Asphalt Paving Co. continues to maintain a hard-surfaced road from Highway <br />93 to the quarry pit area, including portions of Colorado Highway 93 which <br />are classified as acceleration/deceleration lanes to the main entrance. It <br />should be noted that a new entrance road was constructed in 1985 under a <br />Colorado Department of Highways state road project. This new construction <br />has been a major safety improvement. The site distance both north and <br />south from this entrance road has been carefully preserved and the <br />integrity of the acceleration/deceleration lanes to this entrance road has <br />been improved. This major improvement in this entrance from 93 meets all <br />criteria established by the State Highway Department. This new roadway <br />area will be periodically swept when needed in order that it may be kept <br />reasonably clean of dust and so that most all spillage is removed from the <br />roadway surface. The under-road cross culverts and cattleguard areas <br />continue to be cleaned and maintained to insure positive water drain <br />patterns. Loaded trucks continue to be inspected at the main scale house <br />before leaving the site to minimize the loss of excessive materials that <br />may spill from the truck on its trip to the designated delivery point. <br />As per the resolutions of the previously approved mining plan, we continue <br />to progress from the south end of the dike in a northwest to southwest <br />angular vertical cut. This removal process continues to screen the main <br />crushing operation from the view of residences to the east. All setbacks <br />and safety precautions continue to comply with the operational plan as <br />previously submitted to the Colorado Mined Reclamation Board. <br />Water Turbidity: Water turbidity testing is continuing under the <br />laboratory analysis work of Coors Spectro Chemical Laboratories when <br />applicable. If and when turbidity tests are run, the results are forwarded <br />to the Denver Water Board. Be advised that no testing was done this past <br />year, due to the lack of any circumstances requiring such testing. There <br />are no new water sources used either for mining or reclamation. Any new <br />sources will be identified upon their use. It is important to note that <br />Asphalt Paving Co. has not received one negative comment regarding water <br />from the Denver Water Department. <br />As previously reported, Asphalt Paving Co. and the Denver Water Board have <br />consummated a water purchase agreement allowing water to be obtained from <br />Upper Long Lake for our activities at Ralston Quarry. A water line from <br />the lake to the crushing and processing areas in the quarry has been <br />installed and is in use. This installation is a major improvement. <br />This new water line allows uninterrupted water acquisition from a <br />completely controlled source. This in turn enables Asphalt Paving Co. to <br />insure water distribution throughout the quarry operation. This facility <br />now provides complete control of the needed water to operate Ralston Quarry <br />with an acceptable degree of professionalism as well as the strong, <br />established commitment Asphalt Paving Co. has to Jefferson County. <br />Air Quality: Asphalt Paving Co. continues to recognize its obligation to <br />• comply with the applicable air quality standards and regulations set by the <br />Colorado Air Quality Control Commission. Asphalt Paving Co. continues to <br />hold all appropriate permits which have been issued for its operation and <br />will work hard toward compliance with State standards. We have not <br />received any air quality violation notices from any agencies. Our <br />superintendent is instructed to notify Jefferson County if he anticipates <br />any "upset" conditions. <br />