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Loveland Pit <br />• • <br />2/11/00 <br />TST, INC. Consulting Engineers <br />Road access is provided by St. Louis Avenue, a paved minor collector street (as <br />designated by Larimer County Engineering) between 8's St. SE and State Highway 402. <br />Approximately 40% of truck traffic from the mining/concrete operation will leave St. <br />Louis Avenue to the south, turning onto SH 402. These conditions are not expected to <br />change. The remaining 60% of truck traffic currently heads north, to 8a' Street or other <br />routes. <br />Hazard Areas <br />Nearly the entire project area is located within the floodway of the Big Thompson River <br />(see Site Inventory Map). Some hydraulic consideration has been given to placement of <br />stockpiles for this reason. During Phase 1, sand and gravel will be stockpiled as in <br />existing conditions. Overburden from the Reichert Pit will be placed on Reichert's <br />property, aligned with the natural flow of the river. During Phase 2, all stockpiles will be <br />removed from Reichert's land and used to reclaim the pit into a lowlands area. The <br />stockpiles on Flatirons' property will be condensed onto a smaller portion of the tract. <br />During Phase 3, the stockpiles will be placed inside the pit created during Phase 2. No <br />permanent fill or structures are planned as part of this application. A hydraulic mode] of <br />this proposed phasing and stockpile configuration is currently being developed by <br />Anderson Consulting Engineers to verify that no negative change to floodway conditions <br />will occur due to this proposed development. <br />Since no permanent structures are planned, there are no geologic hazards to be mitigated. <br />The mining process strips away any existing vegetation within the mining area, so, <br />consequently no wildfire hazard is anticipated. <br />Wildlife <br />Very little wildlife habitat has been identified on-site. What wildlife may be present has <br />certainly acclimated to industrial activity in light of curcent operations. Reasonable <br />measures will be taken to preserve and protect wildlife that may be present in the area, <br />particularly along the Big Thompson River corridor. For more information and a <br />summary of the study completed by Cedar Creek Associates, see Exhibit H of the DMG <br />112 application. <br />Adjacent and Nearby Land Uses -Landscaping <br />Along State Highway 402 and US Highway 287 there are a number of commercial <br />business operations. In general these are located more than 500 feet from the mining <br />operation or are separated from the immediate vicinity by the Big Thompson River <br />corridor. This corridor, consisting of the river itself as well as heary vegetation and trees, <br />provides a natural barrier from the mining activities. Along St. Louis Avenue and 8's St. <br />SE, there are a number of residences, automobile repair shops, and a private BMX <br />bicycle track. With little change between existing and proposed uses, impacts are <br />expected to be minimal or non-existent on adjacent land use. <br />As mentioned, the project area lies within the Big Thompson floodway. For this reason, <br />permanent landscaping features, including berms parallel to St. Louis Avenue, are not <br />