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<br /> <br />Rationale for Approval Recommendation Page 8 <br />Delta Paving Gravel Pit <br />File No. M-98-105 <br />April 7, 1999 <br />o. Previous reclamation efforts by applicant exhibits poor success /SimpsonJ <br />The Act and Rules provide reclamation requirements to ensure that affected lands are <br />reclaimed to a beneficial land use. Any operator of a permitted operation is obligated to <br />satisfy the performance standards of Rule 3.1 . Financial warranty cannot be released and the <br />permit terminated until reclamation has been completed in accordance with the performance <br />standards of Rule 3.1, and in accordance with the approved reclamation plan, and all <br />applicable sections of the Act and Rules. <br />p. Could the post mining /and use be modified after permit issuance <br />to include industrial and solid waste disposal site, two other <br />possib/e uses mentioned ? iShepardl <br />The application indicates that of the total 81.5 acres affected area, approximately 75.2 acres <br />will be reclaimed to support wildlife habitat and recreation, and approximately 6.3 acres <br />reclaimed as industrial land use (permanent production site for asphalt and concrete products). <br />The application does not indicate that any portion of affected lands will be reclaimed as a solid <br />waste disposal site. Solid waste disposal sites are regulated and permitted through the county <br />and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. DMG is not the permitting <br />authority for solid waste disposal sites. <br />Any operator of an approved construction materials permit may modify the post mining land <br />use, as provided by the Act and Rules. However, significant modifications to the approved <br />post mining land use may require public notifications and publications, with associated public <br />comment periods, similar to those required for a new application. <br />5. Comments specific to Exhibit G, Water Information <br />a. Potential impacts to public water /Gunnison River) (WSERCI <br />The application demonstrates compliance with Rule 3.1.6 which requires that operations be <br />conducted in a manner which minimizes disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance of <br />the affected land and of the surrounding area and to the quantity or quality of water in <br />surface and groundwater systems both during and after the mining operation and during <br />reclamation. <br />b. Flood potential, general /Shepard, WSERCI <br />See response under item 3j above. <br />6. Comments specific to Exhibit H, Wildlife Information <br />a. Potentia/impacts to wildlife (Simpson, Young/ <br />The Rules require that the application address wildlife issues and that the application be <br />reviewed and commented on by the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOWI. The DOW wildlife <br />