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l~ Barriers protect the property lines, Colorado River and associated riparian areas, Dry Creek, Mamm Creek and the slough area. Barrier dimensions include: ^ Colorado River and riparian areas - 100 ft. ^ Dry Creek and Mamm Creek - 100 ft. ^ West Property Line - 150 ft. • South Property Line adjacent to CDOT ROW - 50 ft. ^ Area adjacent to south edge of renewable resource area - 50 ft. ^ Slough Area - 50 ft. In addition to the in pit crushing and screening equipment, the following facilities will likely be installed during the life of the operation. • Portable scale and house • Concrete batch plant • Asphalt plant • Concrete products manufacturing • Sand and gravel stockpiles • Office trailer • Portable shop The portable scale and house will be installed near the access points for the mining areas as required. The remaining facilities will be installed in the Dry Creek mining area. Access to the pits and facilities is via an existing gavel frontage road on the north side of Interstate 70. Three existing ranch accesses will be upgraded and tied into the existing frontage road. These access roads are expected to remain after mining ceases to allow the landowners access to their land. The equipment to be used in the sand and gravel mining includes: • Scrapers -topsoil removal, stockpiling and placement, overburden removal, stockpiling and placement for reclamation • Rubber Tired Front End Loader -sand and gravel removal, sand and gravel stockpiling and removal after crushing and screening • Trucks -hauling of sand and gravel • Trackhoe -removal of sand and gravel if water is present in pit bottom • Bulldozer -pushing gravel and rough grading of reclaimed slopes and wetland areas • Farm Tractor -preparation of soil surface for reclamation The production rate is estimated at 100,000 tons for the first year and 200,000 tons per year for the remainder of the project. Production rates are expected to vary with market demand. Table