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material spills or flooding from a major storm. Aggregate processing water will be <br />managed separately. The slurry wall will sea] groundwater from the pit, preventing <br />infiltration and possible contamination. <br />19. The Applicant proposes to store hazardous materials on site. It would store these <br />materials in approved, above-ground vessels within an area that is protected with <br />berms and aheavy-duty liner to ensure that leaks and small spills are contained. <br />20. The weight of the evidence supports the conclusion that impacts to the prevailing <br />hydrologic balance and to the quantity and quality of surface and groundwater <br />systems in the vicinity of the proposed mine site would be minimized, and would <br />comply with state and federal water quality laws and the laws governing injury to <br />existing water rights as well as Colorado water quality laws. <br />21. The Applicant's plan complies with Construction Materials Rule 3.1.6. <br />Notice At the Proposed Mine Site <br />22. The Objectors argue that the Applicant did not post a notice at the proposed mine site <br />for a sufficient duration, and that the notice was too small to practically inform the <br />public. <br />23. Construction Materials Rule 1.6.2(1)(b) requires the Applicant to post notices at the <br />location of the proposed mine site of sufficient size and number to cleazly identify the <br />site as the location of a proposed mining operation. <br />24. The Applicant posted a 24"X36"sign on a post at the entrance to the mine site on <br />February 28`h, prior to the time the Division found the application complete. This <br />notice was sufficient to identify the site as a proposed mining operation. <br />