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<br /> <br />the existence of the gravel pits prior .to 1976 and in fact <br />• prior to 1973. <br />In July of 1976, due to the commencement of work on the <br />Pawnee Power Plant, Headley Sand & Gravel, Inc., was formed. <br />The demand for gravel by the power company prompted the entry <br />into the construction business. Because of the large stock- <br />piles of waste material and caliche stockpiles existing on <br />the Headley lands from the prior operations, there Baas a <br />call for resurfacing parking areas and unloading areas. <br />This necessitated more equipment and the company commenced <br />buying. In addition to selling material from the Headley <br />lands, it was also possible to purchase and resell materials <br />for the jobs contracted. The Applicant received several <br />jobs relating to streets for the City of Brush and storage <br />bin bases were active as well. 1977 was spent primarily <br />in Kansas doing demolition jobs, as was a part of 1978. <br />A small amount of material was mined on the Headley lands <br />during 1977 and 1978 due to the lessened demand fox materials <br />from such lands. <br />In 1978 the demand by the Pawnee Power Plant necessitated <br />sale of more of the existing stockpiled materials from the <br />• Headley lands. In addition Headley bulldozed some material <br />from the area on the south end of Gravel Pit No. 3. This pit <br />was without any water at that time. However, sales to the <br />power plant also involved purchase of a great deal of material <br />such as rock and rip-rap. A drag line was used to get material <br />from the north end of Gravel Pit No. 3. This area Baas sloped <br />and shaped as the drag line went around the pit and the pit is <br />presently used as a storage area for the water storage involved <br />in the water rights application presently pending before the <br />Water Court. Existing roads were used, being maintained with <br />the motor grader. The area directly west of Gravel Pit No. 3 <br />has been reclaimed by a paddle scraper and has been leveled, <br />and corn has been raised on the area for the past two years. <br />Roads in and out of the pits have been maintained as <br />they were in 1965 and no new roads have been permitted. Roads <br />are maintained, graveled, and kept in good condition at all <br />times. <br />At some time in the future, with financing permitting, <br />a screening plant will be brought in the operation to process <br />rock in order to eliminate the necessity for purchasing such <br />• material as is done now. This is the only contemplated change <br />in the operation presently. Demand will determine the growth <br />and rate of the expansion of the operation. <br />