GENERAL55071

• Permit No: M1977022
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 1/25/1994
• From: DELTA SAND AND GRAVEL CO
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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been inspected by numerous MLRD personnel including a
Board member. No mention of a conflict with these sites
is made in the inspection reports. In fact, HH Posey
states in his inspection report of Pit 1 on 1/9/92, that
"Processing facilities are adjacent to the pit but are
considered an industrial facility.". I have enclosed
copies of these inspections for your reference. These
sites are identified in our permit as being separate
from the permit area and this was subsequently approved by
the Board. Therefore, we feel that no violation exists.
3. Reclamation costs for Pit 3.
Mining is carried on in the Stage I area within the banks
of the aggrading North Fork of the Gunnison River. Some
of the Stage II area has become part of the river bed also
as the river has washed away some of the north bank during
spring floods. The part of Stage II that is not within
the river banks has not been disturbed and we will not
disturb it, therefore it needs no further reclamation.
The part of Stage I and II that is within the river banks
is shaped and graded annually as it is mined and is then
reclaimed by annual spring floods as specified in our
approved reclamation plan. The remainder of Stage I is to
be a large, relatively flat plain adjacent to the river
with a sloped bank around the perimeter. This area
already exists in its final grade and shape and requires
additional grading only on the perimeter slopes. The
Stage III area may or may not be excavated to create a
small pond according to the mining and reclamation plans.
At this time we have not and do not intend to create this
pond, but will include this area in calculation of
reclamation costs.
Grading: This consists of approximately 1800 linear feet
of bank that is 4 to 8 feet high including banks around
the pond if created. If we assume it is all 8 feet high
and is sloped at 3:1 as described in the reclamation plan,
the graded area will be 24 feet wide and the total area to
be graded is just under 1 acre. After checking with local
contractors, we found that this work can be contracted
for $500 or less.
Revegetation: The reclamation plan calls for following
Soil Conservation Service recommendations in Exhibit H
which state that Russian Olive and Cottonwood trees are to
be planted only on bank slopes. The reclamation plan
indicates approximately 135 Russian Olive and 16
Cottonwood trees in these slope areas. We intend to
use 4-H Trees obtained through the Colorado State Forest