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soon after the County's acceptance of this request and will proceed over about a three month period, depending upon weather conditions. All of the resource will be hauled from the property for processing at a facility about four miles south of the site on Trimble Lane which is owned by the applicant. Reclamation efforts are estimated to require and adddional six months. CRUSHING AND STOCKPILE AREAS -The excavated gravel resource from the river mining area will be crushed and stockpiled according to size within the identified staging area. Mabmum processing is appro>mately 3,000 tons per day. Since a portable crusher is used, the location of the crushing operation and processed stockpiles may change from year to year. Used asphalt pavement and concrete rubble may also be stockpiled within the staging area for future crushing. Once the asphalt and concrete is crushed to its proper size, d is stockpiled for use as a recycled material in new construction. In the event that soil from outside areas has been determined to be free of debris and inert, it may be brought to the site and stockpiled for use during to aid the reclamation efforts. ASPHALT PRODUCTION -A portable asphalt plant may be erected on the site in the staging area from time to time. Material crushed on site will be used for asphalt production. Asphalt production is seasonal and normally occurs between April and October. The plant will meet or exceed all State and Federal pollution requirements, and is inspected on a regular basis by corporate and governmental authorfties. Components associated with the asphalt plant include: dryer drum, bag house or wet scrubber, liquid asphalt storage, aggregate feed bins, mixer, conveyors, lime silo, truck loading equipment, power supply and distribution. CONCRETE PRODUCTION -A portable concrete batch plant maybe occasionally erected on the site, Peak production can reach rates approaching 100 cubic yards per hour. The plant can operate year round. HAUL ROAD -The primary road and access serving the site are well maintained and are in good repair. Access to the site is gained from US Highway 550 at m ile marker 36.5. The posted speed lim it on each side of the e>asting access point is 65 miles per hour. The haul route between the Highway and the site is approbmately 700 feet long. The privately owned road is paved between the site boundary and the highway. Water is used on a as needed basis to control dust on the graveled surtace portions ofthe haul roads and within the mining area. Speed limit and other traffic control signs can be found at strategic points in and around the operation area. Based on past conditions, 95 percent of the traffic utilizing the facility travels southerly on US Highway 550 towards Durango. The remaining 5 percent travel north to other sites that require use of the construction related material produced at the Thomas Gavel Pit. Bear in mind that any sand and gravel operation is sensitive to market conditions and the community growth area that it serves. Therefore, uncertainty is inherent with any traffic forecast for a sand and gravel operation. Given the mapm um production of the crushing and asphalt plants, coupled with the available trucks, it is estimated that a peak of 34 trips per hour will utilize the haul route during mapmum production periods at the facility. Two types of trucks will be used: 60 percent of the loads will be 10 yard dump truckswith a ma>amum Gross Vehicle Wight of 54,000 pounds. The remaining material removed from the facility will utilize 24 ton capacity belly/end dump trucks. It is anticipated that the operation will generate a peak of 143 average weekday trips. STAGING AREA-The largest use area within the site is 14.4 acres which are designated as the staging area. Several activities ancillary to the mining operation occur within the graveled surfaced area. Two ebsting buildings can be found within the staging area. One serves as indoor storage, the other as an office and weight scale. The dominate use is the stockpiling of raw and processed resources. An e~asting topsoil stockpile area is also located in the staging area. In addition to the location of crushing, asphalt and concrete production plants, the following activities may occur from time to time within the staging area: o Portable Fuel Storage o Equipment Parking and Maintenance o Lab and Tool Trailer Parking o Worker Parking o Seasonal Watchman's Residence (self contained RV).