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Rationale for Approval Recommendation Page 4 Delta Paving Gravel Pit File No. M-98-105 April 7, 1999 show/d be imposed as permit conditions (WSERC) DMG can only enforce the requirements of the Act and Rules. Permit documentation indicates that the applicant has committed to complying with recommendations from wildlife agencies. g. Ciitica/ riparian habitat shoo/d be excluded /rom the permit boundary /WSERCI The Act and Rules do not exclude mining activities from riparian areas, except to the extent that such areas are located on lands covered under Section 34-32.5-115(4)(f) C.R.S. The Act and Rules provide reclamation requirements to ensure that affected lands are reclaimed to a beneficial land use. The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has reviewed the application and has indicated that measurable impacts to wildlife, resulting from the proposed operation, will be reduced or eliminated due to the method of mining and reclamation proposed in the application. h. Arees 2, 4 end 7 ere located in riparian areas, near wetlands /Shepardl See response under item 3g above. /. Mining should not be a/lowed at Area 3, near the river (Shepardl See response under item 3g above, and 3j below. j. Arees 2, 4, 7 and the p/ant is located in floodplain rated Zone A4 /Shepardl The Act and Rules do not exclude mining activities from floodplain areas, except to the extent that such areas are located on lands covered under Section 34-32.5-115(4)(f) C.R.S. The application indicates that the processing plant is located within the 100-year floodplain. The application indicates that fuels, lubricants and other potentially hazardous contaminates utilized on-site will be stored in accordance with the materials containment plan of the Stormwater Permit, required by the Water Quality Control Division with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Additionally, the application indicates that storage areas will be protected from potential flooding by locating storage areas above the 100-year floodplain, or by diversion berms, or by removal of the potentially hazardous contaminates from the area during times of elevated flood potential. The application demonstrates compliance with the performance standards of Rule 3.1, and indicates that operations will be conducted in a manner which minimizes disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and of the surrounding area and to the quantity or quality of water in surface and groundwater systems both during and after the mining operation and during reclamation, as required by Rule 3.1.6. k. Food potential aggravated by activities proposed by Bureau of Reclamation and/or the National Park Service (Delta County Commissioner, Shepard, WSERCI See response under item 3j above. Additionally, the status of the potential activities proposed by the National Park Service and/or Bureau of Reclamation, to release water from upstream reservoirs, is undetermined at this time. The application appropriately addresses protection of