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!.~ ~, I. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION Fremont County has requested a 10 year permit to extract gravel from a Bite north of Cotopaxi near Red Gulch. The purpose of the pit would be to ', provide Band and gravel to maintain and upgrade county roads in the area. The estimated size of the pit area would be a maximum of five scree with a maximum total disturbance of seven areas. The site hea been previously disturbed by unauthorized operations. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES Three alternatives will be considered: a long-term gravel pit, a short-term gravel pit, and no action or no gravel pit. A. Proposed Action/Long-Term Pit 1. Description The proposed action would be to issue a 10 year permit or series of one year permits to Fremont County with the intent of providing a site for the long-term gravel extraction by Fremont County. The location is T. 49 N:, R. 11 E., NMPM, sec. 2 NE}NE}. The county would use typical county mining , operation with periodic use of a dozer, loader, and dump trucks. The county typically conducts the majority of their work in the summer when weather conditions are more suitable for this type of work. 2. Mitigation Trees along the south side of the pit will be preserved to act as a visual screen. Highwalls are not authorized. Reclamation will be according to the attached Reclamation Plan (Appendix A). Fremont County will apply to the State of Colorado for a 110 • permit. It is likely additional mitigation measures will be incorporated into the permit. 3. Summary of Remaining Impacts A long-term (est. 10 years) visual impact will be present in this area. Erosion may be possible at this Bite in spite of measures to limit it. Monitoring of the site will be needed to evaluate any erosion problems which could develop. B. Other Alternatives The only other alternative considered would be to have a short-term permit at this same Bite. 1. Description This action would result in issuance of a permit to the county but the county would be required to complete work at the site in 3 years rather than 10 or more years. The impacts would be similar but would occur over a shorter time period. ;