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This proposal is a request for a Class II Land Use Permd from La Plata County to allow a 5.1 acre expansion of the present permtt limits for the Thomas Gravel Pit, located 1.5 miles north of Hermosa and east of US Highway 550 in La Plata County. The extraction and processing of sand and gravel products has occurred on the site intermittently since 1930. In addition to the ongoing activities taking place on the site, this request will allow for the one-time mining of sand and gravel resources on approximately 4.7 acres within the expanded area. The Thomas Gravel Pit is successful because tt meets all of the minimum criteria required for a sand and gravel operation: o Availability of the Site o Quality and Quantity of the Gravel Resource ._. o Strong Demand for the Processed Resource o Location of the Site in Respect to the Demand o Excellent Accessibility o Availability of Other Services (Particularly Water) o Public Acceptance The following are justification far granting the expansion request at the Thomas Gravel Pit: / A demand exists, and will continue to exist, in north La Plata County for sand and gravel products as demonstrated with the on-going building and development activity in the area. Coupled with the maintenance of the e>asting public infrastructure found in the vicinity. / Un-mined aggregate resources remain on the property. / The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology have issued a permit for the activity and a financial guarantee for reclamation is in place. / The applicant has demonstrated the ability to comply with all governmental regulations affecting this stte. / Sand and gravel removal from the new mining area will result in an environmental enhancemeMto an area adjacent to the Animas River. This is accomplished by the removal of an abandoned waste water treatment faciltiy together with bank stabilization and planting. / The request for the removal of the sand and gravel resource from a new area will be a "onefime"only activity not to exceed more than sBr months, including reclamation effort in this area. / The requested expansion will not result in an increase to the existing impacts on the surrounding area. / The request meets, or exceed the minimum criteria for operating a sand and gravel facility as established in the La Plata County municipal code.