PERMFILE112994

• Permit No: M1998105
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS REGULAR 112 OPERATION RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION DELTA PAVING GRAVEL PIT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DELTA Pati"IlHG GRAVEL PIT
'The proposed eravel pi[ is located approximately one-quaver mile east of State Highway 6~ on the
' south side of the Ciwuuson River in Delta County. Sze Exhibit B. A portion of the propem was
prevtsouly under Permit No. 78-62a by Hallenbeck Construction C'o. This permit has been
terminated.
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The total affected area contains 31.E acres. 'ihe area will be mined in phases ranging in size from
3.3 to I6.3 acres. The affected area is divided in[o the following three areas:
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Processiue Site--------------------------llt,(, Acres
Haul Road--------------------------------- 1.6 Acres
Mining will start on the north side of Phase I and proceed to the south. See Exhibit C. Two Phases
may be disturbed at one time. Phase II can only he mined when the flow in the ditch is reduced in
the winter and it can be forded. Phase N area contains several small wetlands which may or may
not be mined depending on the wetlands policy at the time mining would take place.
Mutine witl be done using trout end loaders. hydraulic excavators, dozers and trucks. The mining
operation consists of 1) stripping, 2) dewatering and 3) mining the sand and gravel deposit.
1). The topsoil :utd overburden which overlays the sand and gravel deposit is stripped using
dozers, loaders and trucks. The material will be stockpiled around the perimeter of the pit
for later use in backfilling of the previously mined azea. "fhe top 4 to 6 inches of topsoil
will be stockpiled separately tiom the overburden for later use in the reclamation of the area.
1 2). Z'he azea stripped is next trenched using a hydraulic excavator. A pump is placed in the
trench to dewater the excavation. The ground water will be pumped to a drain ditch or
' directly to the Gunnison Rover.
3). The sand and gravel deposit will be mined using a front end loader. The material will ei[her
he feed directly into a cntsher or loaded into trucks and stockpiled. AHer all the sand and
gravel hzs been mined from an area, the sides of the pit will be sloped using a dozer.
' The processing site will be used for cntshing and washing the pit tun gravel into specification
aggreeate for road base. and the production of asphalt pavement and ready mix concrete.
' Mining will star[ in the summer of 1999 after all required permits have been obtained. A Phase will
last from one to four years. This time period is variable; dependntg on mazket conditions at the