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October o, 10,30 <br /> fir. Jack Vieth <br /> 3170 Century St. <br /> EI Paso County L'ept, of <br /> Ti w:nsrortat ion <br /> Colorado Springs, Colorado �0907 <br /> RE: El Paso County Gravel Pits <br /> Our files: i+L'-1L'JI Lhru V80-1908, inclusive <br /> Dear rr. Vacth: <br /> I have flnisked rty adCQuacv review on the mining and reclamation permits for the <br /> above enoticned upere'tiuns. I have several questions and eoe:r,:cnte th:lt 1 have <br /> urganiz?II oil an :,Ah!bit-by-uzhiblt basis for uur r.;utuE11 COnveniencc, filly c::hibltS <br /> not mwitiormd arc eonsldered Lr1CQUai,.at this. tine. <br /> 1"o senw:-: i.2l 1:, l:r c ` I-.ubl icaLiun reuse `_w clone in ucrsl>ap r of local eireula- <br /> tiun (r,n i=1 1E ,• rc•:n.Ey a: nr) it 1 0;;1 , ,: inn as our `uiMizzitlon format <br /> (INC-11 cn thr: b:ICh or 0_- rr11'icte form let ..:)r sent to you on September 29, 1980. <br /> ; . , ' c•f this publication crust i:e su'�-Mitted to ti-.s Division. Landowners of each of <br /> th,, nits then,-Ives must be notified as per rule 3.2 os crust be all adjacent land- <br /> owners. Proof of these riCtifiCat"011S should 3150 be sent to cur Llv'slon. <br /> _,:HID IT A <br /> tfow r,iany acres of disturbance are plan!led fir each of the 15 pits? I need <br /> the e::act naxImum acroaue for each pit individuglly as opposed to a statr <br /> "under 10 acres" for all of them. <br /> E:XHIhIT is <br /> 1. lihicil ti%v opuratiuns involve enlargement of stock watering ponds? The shores <br /> of these bonds should not be left. at a slope of steeper thiai 3:l after cpera- <br /> tiOns cease. <br /> 2. Topsoil should be stockpiled for enough bacl, from the working face of the <br /> escarpment such that it does not fall into the i:lt to be accidently hauled .-way <br /> with the grave' (for the entire life of the gravel pit) . <br /> 3. Tops-ll stuckplies sl.ould be planted with a protective perennial grass cover. <br /> A typical such cover w5uld be Western wheatgrass at a broadcast rate of 6 ibs. <br /> PLS/acre. <br /> It. Topsoil stockpiles should be otherwise protected fro.^: wid and water erosion. <br /> Stockpile slopes should be relatively gentle. Their location should be on <br /> level ground, away from ephemeral draina9e.reys. If erosion into ephemeral <br /> ytrear,) drainages Is a potential prob:eel for any topscil (or, for that matter, <br /> ;ravel) stocicplle, L•erming should be cone to prevent such topscil movomer,t. <br />