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V ~ -ACT 29 '97_.11 ~ ScRM DMG ,C~RNGO FIELD OFFICE ~ Pale l 0 <br />exact configurat~ of the bottom of the dra~age; but if any <br />unconsolidated material remains in this area, it will be ber_ched, <br />sloped to 3:1 or less, or cabled and secured to prevent instability. <br />Mining will begin by developing access to the top of the pile, <br />and then removing material down the drainage from east to west. This <br />material will either be pushed down the north side of the pile with a <br />dozer or hauled down the above-mentioned access. Mining of the waste <br />rock-alluvium pile will be from the top down. As a highwall starts <br />to be developed in the drainage to the east, this will then be mined <br />down to the elevation at the top of the pile, or benched and <br />stabilized as mentioned above. It is proposed to continue this <br />sequence until bedrock is exposed in the bottom of the drainage, at <br />which time the configuration and stability cf the drainage can be <br />assessed as it zelates to the future development site. The screening <br />plant will be located in the flat on the north side of the permit <br />area as shown on Exhibit fi. <br />Access to the site is modified to be from the existing roads in <br />~_ and through Rotary Park to the north, if approved by the City of <br />Ouray. The Permit Boundary has been extended approximately 40 ft on <br />the north to include the small triangle of land between the City <br />Boundary and Rotary Park. The total acreage of the permit area has <br />been increased from 2,49 acres to 3.19 acres, to provide better <br />access and removal of unconsolidated material from the drainage to <br />the east. It is proposed to upgrade the City's roadways in Rotary <br />Park with the material excavated and screened. This proposal will be <br />made as part of the Conditional Use Permit which will be reviewed by <br />the Ouray City Planning Commission. This existing roadway can be <br />used in its present condition, without additional disturbance or <br />removal of trees. A CDOT Highway Access Permit remains as an <br />alternative to the above, if approval is not granted by the City of <br />Ouray. <br />Exhibit D - Reclamation Plan <br />Stability of the intermittant drainage to the east will be <br />conducted as excavation progresses. It is proposed to remove as <br />much of the unconsolidated material as is possible down to bed rock <br />from this drainage so that a highwall of material is not created by <br />these activities. Stormwater will continue to travel down the <br />~ intermittant drainage and percolate into the peLZneable gravel and <br />boulders between the cliffs and the highway. During extreme storm <br />events or during freeze and thaw conditions, rocks and/or boulders <br />may be transported down the drainage. The area west of the drainage <br />will be graded to match the land to the north and south. See the <br />"Approximate Topography" portion of Exhibit E. <br />It is not proposed to construct or use any structures for the <br />excavation project, so no removal plans or descriptions are necessary <br />in the Reclamation Plan. <br />Geological hazard investigations will be required by the City of <br />Ouray before a building permit is issued for any future proposed <br />development on this property. The Permian arkosic sandstone cliffs <br />in the permit area are the same as those in Rotary Park, Daisy Placer <br />and the subdivisions and residences to the soutri of this area. No <br />