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I • vicinity... The selected land use of rangeland is compatible with surrounding uses and County Zoning. No pond or lake will be produced as part of the Reclamation Plan. (8) Neither agricultural crops nor horticultural crops aze part of the Reclamation Plan. (9) No backfilling will occur as part of the Byzantine Quarries 112 Operation. (10) All mined material to be disposed of within the affected area will be handled so as to prevent any unauthorized release of pollutants to the. surface drainage system. The mined material to be disposed of within the affected azea will consist of crusher fines which will be spread on the pit floor for reclamation, and of limited amounts of blasted rock remaining on the mined benches. All surface drainage during and after mining will be directed to a sump or sumps located within the affected area where runoffwill percolate into the ground. (11) Unauthorized releases of pollutants to groundwater from any materials mined, handled, or disposed of within Byzantine Quarries 112 Operation the will be avoided. The primary commodities to be mined at the Byzantine Quarries 112 Operation will be limestone and granite, and no acid-forming or toxic producing materials are anticipated to be released from mined materials. Fueling and servicing of equipment used at the Byzantine Quarries 112 Operation will be done in a specific area where proper handling of petroleum products will be followed to avoid • spills or leaks. Fuel, lubricants, and other products will be brought to the Byzantine Quarries 112 Operation in special trucks. Care will be taken not to spill petroleum products. Should any inadvertent spill occur, contaminated materials will be removed from the site and disposed of properly in an appropriate and approved facility. (vi) 3.1.6 Water -General Requirements (1) Larsen Colorado LLC will minimize disturbances to the hydrologic balance of the affected land and the surrounding and to the quantity or quality of water in surface and groundwater systems by: (a} complying with applicable Colorado water laws and regulations governing injury to existing water rights; (b) complying with applicable federal and Colorado water quality laws and regulations, including statewide water quality standards and site-specific classifications and standards adopted by the Water Quality Control Commission; as stated above, no acid-forming or toxic producing materials are anticipated to be mined, and no impacts to water quality are anticipated. (c) conducting no dredge or fill activities; (d) creating a sump or sumps on previously mined pit floors, and directing surface runoff from disturbed areas to these sump(s) to retain sediment within the affected lands. These sumps will remain in place until after reclamation to ensure no long term siltation occurs to surrounding • areas from the affected land.