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Exhibit Page 14 SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT: Temporary structures will be constructed on the floor of the pit and in stripped areas to divert water from active mining areas and to reclamation and long-term stockpile areas, or to a discharge point. During the mining of the lower level, a Swale about one foot deep and with its base about fifteen feet back from the toe of the working face will be established to reduce water at the face of the excavation. Sumps (as well as sediment and wash basins and ditches) may be dug during the mining of the upper level, if necessary to allow better drainage, both surface and subsurface. The drainage from the active areas will be controlled and treated as required by water quality regulations and permits to ensure that no sediment from the pit is discharged into the Dolores River. The pit floor is below the surrounding land and there will be no discharge under normal conditions from the pit areas during mining, except by drainage through the pipe or by pumping of water through surface-laid pipes to an ouffall in the river. The Dolores is a cold-water fishery; discharge temperature regulation may be required. During the winter months, gravity flow of water may be halted to protect the pipe from freezing. Water collecting and flowing through the pit would then be allowed to rise to a stable level and freeze, and then will be discharged after spring melt. When mining the lower level, no dewatering will be done during the winter months. Openings will be established and maintained through the berms (stockpiles) around the pit, in case of flooding of the Dolores River, blockage of the pipe, or other events which might cause a surface discharge, to minimize erosion, sedimentation, and traffic problems. As necessary, stockpiles may have perimeter ditches/swales and berms with silt fence, straw bales, or rock check dams, to reduce/prevent sediment in any runoff to the river. ASSUMPTIONS USED IN MINING PLAN: The mining plan is based on several key assumptions, stated herein for evaluation. These assumptions are not intended to imply or claim that certain actions will be done. 1. Annual demand for sand and gravel from this pit will be approximately 140,000 tons. Demand, and therefore production, may vary significantly from year to year, and therefore acreages affected during a given year may be either larger or smaller than included in this plan, thus impacting on stockpile size and other matter. 2. Activities on the site (stripping, mining, stockpiling, etc.) will be done primarily during the later summer/early fall period, from mid-August to mid-November. 3. The upper 2 feet is considered usable topsoil but includes approximately 50% oversized (cobbles, etc.) that can be screened out to improve soil and provide additional rock, but need not be done for material used only for backfilling. 4. Water table in the pit area fluctuates seasonally and from year to year. 5. Wash water for processing will be recycled and will be mixed with storm water and dewatering flows for discharge. 6. A plant will be on-site during the period of stripping and mining, so that large temporary stockpiles of soil and raw material will be quickly processed and remain in existence fory~ ry brief periods. rfeC@IV@d MAR 21 2001 Divisi~ p M ner~~8 Geoelo ~ This is described in the surface water management plan, which provides detailed information. 9Y Four States Aggregates, LLC 15 MAR 2001 Application for Permit: Line Camp Pit M-2001-001 FSA-LCP-D2-001