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r <br />October 6. 1980 <br />Mr. Jack Yaeth <br />3170 Century St. <br />Ei Paso County Dept. of <br />Transportation <br />Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 <br />RE: E1 Paso County Gravel Pits <br />our Files: $80-184 thru 80-198, inclusive <br />Dear Hr. Vaeth: <br />I have finished my adequacy review on the mining and reclamation permits for the <br />above captioned operations. 1 have several questions and comments that i have <br />organized on an exlilbit-by-exhibit bests for our rwtual convenience. Any cxhibiis <br />not montioned are considered adequat<•.at this tine. <br />Two sequential weeks of publication must be done in a newspaper of local eireula- <br />tlon (an E1 Paso County paper) on all 15 operations, as per our puhlication format <br />as g(ven on the back of the complete form letter sent to you on September 29, 1980. <br />Proof of this publication must be submitted to the Division. Landovmers of each of <br />the pits themselves must be notified as per Rule 3.2 as must be all adjacent land- <br />ovmers. Proof of these nCttflcatlons should also be sent to our Division. <br />EXH181T A <br />Ilow many acres of disturbance are planned for each of the 15 pltsl 1 need to know <br />the exact maximum acreage for each pit individually as opposed to a stotement of <br />"under 10 acres" for all of them. <br />EXH181T D <br />1. lJiitch two operations involve enlargement of stock waterlog ponds? The shores <br />of these ponds should not be lef; at a slope of steeper than 3:1 after opera- <br />tions cease. <br />2. Topsoil should be stockpiled for enough back from the working face of the <br />escarpment sucl~ that it does not fall into ilia pit to be accidently hauled away <br />with the gravel (for the nntlre life of the gravel pit). <br />3. Topsoil stockpiles should be punted with a protective perennial grass cover. <br />A typical such cover would be Western wheatgrass ate broadcast rate of 6 lbs. <br />PLS/acre. <br />4. Topsoil stockpiles should be otherwise protected from wlnd• and water erosion. <br />Stockpllo slopes should be reiettvely gentle. Tl~elr location should be on <br />level ground, away from ephemeral dralnageways. If erosion Into ephemeral <br />stream drainages is a potential problem for any topsoil (or, for that matter, <br />gravel) stockpile, berming should be done to prevent cuch topsoil movement. <br />