PERMFILE101085

• Permit No: M2000158
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/27/2001
• Doc Name: FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING PLATTE SAND GRAVEL LLC S H MINE FN M-2000-158 NEW 112 APPLICATION
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Formal Public Hearing
Platte Sand & Gravel LLC
S & H Mine, File No. M-2000-1~8 New 112 Application
Consideration of the Division's )2ecommendation for Approval of the Application
Over Objections
File No.: M-2000.158
Applicant: Platte Sand & Gravel LLC
Site Name: S & H Mine
Location: Southeas[ of the South Platte River, approximately Z.5 miles northwest of Platteville in Weld Coun[y.
Colorado (portions of Section 26. 34 and 35 of Township 4 North, Range 67 West and portions of
Section 2 in Township 3 North, Range 67 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian)
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Filing: December 27. 209.1 Application complete for purposes of filing
March 23. 2001- Applicant extended decision date from March 27, 2001 to April 6, 2001
April 6, 2001- Division recommendation of approval. Scheduled for April 25-26 MLRB
Hearing.
April 17, 2001- Pre-hearing Conference
April 19, 2001 Applicant requested the item be continued to [he May 23-24, 2001 MLRB
Hearing to facilitate filing of a technical revision to the application.
May 23. 2001 Applicant requested the item be continued to the June 27, 2001 MLRB
Hearing at the request of the Westem Mutual Ditch Company.
May 24, 2001 Westem Mutual Ditch Company admitted as a patty to the proceedings.
June 4, 2001 Pre-hearing Conference to review Westem Mutual Ditch Company and other
concerns.
June 13. 2001 Division Addendum and Supplement to the Addendum to update Rationale for
Recommendation of Approval issued April 6, 2001.
Permit Area: The permit area is 1,239.40 acres in size, whereas 831.11 acres will be mined. A total of 408.29 acres
will not be disturbed by the mining operation. The mining area is divided into 9 areas, summarized
below:
Mining Area Total Area Mined Area
Buff Lake 143.71 92.83
ConFluence Lake 39.86 23.18
Hi hlands Lake 78.03 42.78
Longhorn Lake 207.73 118.22
Lake St. Vrain 74.32 30.9
Kr stays Lake 51.54 12.7
Meadow Lake 212.34 154.10
Sand Flats Lake 80.72 61.05
Sharke 's Lake 351.15 296.73
Totals 1,139.40 831.11
No more than 35 acres of mined land will be disturbed at any one tim This includes 15 acres for processing, batch plant
operations, and stockpiles. IS acres for stripped pre-mining areas and acres for partially reclaimed areas. Mining depth
will vary between 45 and 60 feet. Dewatering of the pit is limited to one acre in size in each pit to facilitate set-up of the
dredge During construction of [he I-acre pit, water will be removed by pumping from the low areas where water
accumulates. Once the starter pit is mined, a dredge will be construc[ed in the pit. Dewatering will cease. and dredging
("wet mining") will begin frotn that point in time. The site will be reclaimed to achieve a combination of postmining land
uses including recreation and wildlife habitat.