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(g) Dimensions of any existing or proposed roads that will be used for the mining operations. <br />The existing private road/ramp accesses [he owners property a[ the southeast side of [he <br />proposed permit area is I S feet wide and has a good gravel surface. Total length up and into <br />the operations area is approximately I50 feet. Silt fences and sediment retention berms or <br />ditches will be maintained alongside road and excavation aeeas to reduce erosion and limit <br />runoff from storm events. Besides the access road/ramp there are no other new or improved <br />roads to 6e included as part ofthe permitted acreage. <br />(h) Water to be used in conjunction with the operations and the source. <br />Water required, if any, would be for occasional watering of the haul road and ramp areas. It i<. <br />estimated that 1000 to 2000 gallons of water per day would be necessary for watering haul <br />road and ramp areas depending on weather conditions and the length of haul road. The owner <br />has sufficient available water rights to supply this minimal amount. <br />(i) Groundwater encountered and/or surface water intercepted. <br />As stated in Site Description (c), [his will be a dry pit operation with no effect on water rights, <br />drainage or hydrology of the area. No surface water will be intercepted disturbed or stored m <br />the pit area. Sift fences and sediment retention berms or ditches will be maintained alongside <br />roads and excavation areas to reduce erosion and limit runoff from storm events. <br />(j) Compliance with applicable Colorado water laws and regulations governing injury to <br />existing water rights. <br />See (i) above and Site Description (c). <br />(k) Refuse and acid-forming or toxic materials exposed handling and disposal. <br />No refuse and acid forming or toxic materials will be involved in this operation. The <br />operation will be a dry pit operation producing boulders, rock, sand, gravel, and soil materials <br />with no chemicals required for processing and refuse will not be generated. Rock, Sand and <br />gravel are basically inert materials. <br />(1) Measures to minimi2e disturbance to the hydrological balance, prevent offsite drainage, and <br />provide for a stable configuration of the reclaimed area consistent with [he proposed future <br />land use. <br />The hydrologic balance issue has been addressed previously in Site Description (c), and items <br />(i) and (j) above. Astable configuration will be accomplished by the 3:1 back-sloping of the <br />pit face on the west and northwest sides of the pit area into the more sheer rock high-walls. <br />(m) Specify whether the deposit will be processed on-site. <br />As stated in (e) 4 above, there are plans to provide for a portable crusher or screening plant to <br />process material at this site. All material will be handled onsite using tracked excavators, <br />bulldozers and front-end loaders to temporarily stockpile and load to haul trucks. Material <br />stockpiles may be produced and reduced on a daily basis or will be conveniently located <br />adjacent to/in the active mine pit areas as excavation activities proceed. No structures are <br />proposed onsite. <br />