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ISSUES The following is a description of the issues, as identified by the Pre-Hearing Conference Officer, a list of objectors raising each issue, followed by the Division's rationale for recommending approval. 1. Has the Applicant Rrovided an effective Alan for stabilization and protection of the stockpiled material from wind erosion? (34-32.5-I 16(4)(ill Wayne C. Muhler, B. Michl Lloyd, City of Brighton This issue was in regard to stockpiles planned for an area near Mr. Wayne Muhler's property. The Division also had a concern about erosion in that area and required the applicant to address it not just for the potential of wind erosion but also water erosion. The division was particularly concerned about the erosion of stockpiled material in the West Fill Area. The concern was that it appeared the stockpiles were planned to be 30 feet high with lh:ly slopes and that such slopes would be very erosive. The applicant has agreed to create stockpiles with slopes no steeper than 3h:ly and to seed the stockpiles with a temporary cover crop to protect them, before final reclamation. These practices should be adequate to control excessive wind and water erosion of the stockpiles. The applicant has added to the application gassed screening berms (topsoil stockpiles) 10-12 feet high at the edge of the permit area adjacent to Mr. Muhler's property. These berms will have 4h:ly slopes and should be even less erosive. The grass seed mix and seeding rate to be used was planned by the local Natural Resource Conservation Service office. 2. Has the Applicant provided an adequate timetable and map to establish the relationship between mining and reclamation? (Rules 6.4.4(1)(e), 6.4.5(21(e) and 6.4.6) Wayne C. Muhler, B. Michl Lloyd, City of Brighton The applicant's original application adequately addressed this issue with a table listing the time frames expected for mining and reclamation of each Phase of mining. However, the applicant mentioned several times in the application that the water storage reservoirs will be created by concurrent reclamation without describing what was meant by the term "concurrent." The Division asked for clarification. The applicant's response was that when an area is completely mined out from grade to bedrock, side slope construction will begin on each section (approximately 800 feet wide or approximately 30 acres) while extraction is beginning in the next contiguous area or consecutive Phase.