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<br />The proposed pit contains 9.8 acres and will be mined over a four year period beginning in <br />March 2000, and ending in December 2002. The material to be removed is a gravelly <br />sandy soil which will be used for road surfacing and pipe bedding material. The mined <br />material will not require in processing either on site or off site prior to being used for the <br />purposes stated.The mining plan includes reclamation of a portion of the pit each year as <br />shown on the revised Reclamation Plan Map. <br />First, surface soil, to a depth of 6" to 8" will be removed from each area , on an annual <br />basis, as shown on the revised Reclamation Plan Map This soil will be stockpiled in that <br />portion of Area I as shown on the revised Reclamation Plan map. In order to stabilize the <br />stockpile, it will be shaped, straw mulched, and seeded with a fast growing, drought <br />resistant plant such as sweet yellow clover or rye grass as suggested by the Costilla <br />County Soil Conservation Service. <br />There is no overburden required to be removed from this pit as the entire volume of the <br />pit, except for that portion used for re-vegetative growth medium, will be used as product; <br />the greatest depth to be mined has already been acheived and will be 14 feet. Access to <br />this pit will be from Costilla County Road F, also known as Wild Horse Drive, onto Vale <br />Court ,approximately 900 feet in length. Vale Court is a dedicated road shown on the <br />plat of Wild Horse Mesa, Lake Highlands Section G filed at Reception No. 120174 in the <br />office of the Costilla County Clerk and Recorder. There will be no office, shop or <br />maintenance buildings, or any processing facilities or underground openings. <br />No water will be required for the operation of this pit. Groundwater is located at great <br />depth in this area, often several hundred feet, and therefore the pit depth of 14 feet should <br />not expose any aquifier. As to surface water, the pit will be excavated in such a fashion as <br />to prevent runoff onto the surrounding area. The reclaimed pit will be a completely closed <br />shallow basin preventing the transport of sediment. <br />If refuse and acidic or toxic materials are exposed, the operator will dispose of them after <br />making arrangements with the Costilla County Land Use Administrator, Santos Trey <br />Martinez. Costilla County does not currently have a sanitary landfill facility acceptable to <br />the Colorado Department of Public Health and Envirorunent, and all waste is hauled to a <br />regional facility near Del Norte, therefore disposal and transportation will be subject to the <br />requirements of the County and the regional facility <br />