PERMFILE133583

• Permit No: M2004084
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/22/2005
• Doc Name: PAR Response
• From: MVR Resource Inc.
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Benson Brothers Pig Mesa Pit
DMG 112 Application
Exhibit E- Reclamation Plan
Proper notice will be provided to the Office if need arises for use of such material for
backfill at this site.
Material handled on site will not create an unauthorized release of pollutants to the
surface drainage system. A Stormwater Dischazge Permit for Gravel Mines will be
obtained from the Colorado Department of Health.
No Pollutants will be dischazged to groundwater on this site.
3.1.6 This is a dry pit. There will be no disturbance to the prevailing hydrologic balance.
There aze no wetlands on this site. Topsoil and overburden stockpiles and berms will
be stabilized by broadcasting with a grass seed mix as recommended by the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, Delta Office. A Stormwater Dischazge Permit for
Gravel Mines will be obtained from the Colorado Department of Health. There will be
no dischazge of process water used in aggregate washing from this site. Recycled wash
plant water will not be used for dust control.
3.1.7 We will not encounter any groundwater on this site.
3.1.8 There is very little evidence of any wildlife on this site. There are no trees or shrubs or
any cover or feed for wildlife except reptiles, small rodents, and insects adapted to
desert environments.
3.1.9 Topsoil will be removed and stockpiled in the process and stockpile azea and protected
from erosion by broadcasting with 28 ]bs/acre of Tall Wheatgrass and Tall Fescue after
October 15 as recommended by the NRCS Delta Office. Additional topsoil will be
stockpiled along the west and south boundaries until used for reclamation.
We do not expect to have to move the topsoil stockpiles until it is used in reclamation.
Areas ready for topsoil replacement will be ripped to depth of 1 foot immediately prior
to replacement of the topsoil. Topsoil will be replaced on 3:1 slopes and on relatively
flat sloping pit floor and compacted with the placing equipment. These soils aze of poor
quality and currently support little vegetation. Topsoil will be replaced at 4 to 8 inches.
3.1.10 Re-vegetation is not a part of this reclamation plan if the residential subdivision is
approved by the county. The alternate reclamation plan is to revegetate the entire site
with plants compatible with the desert environment in densities similar the surrounding
lands. The site will be prepared for revegetation by ripping the sub grade to a depth of
1 foot immediately prior to topsoil replacement of 4 to 8 inches of the best topsoil the
operator could salvage on the site. Seed will be drilled in the fall following cessation of
mining with the seed mix described below. Straw will be used as mulch at a rate of 1
ton/acre and crimped in place by tracked equipment as recommended by DMG staff.
Spraying with approved herbicides in the fall and spring according to an approved Delta
County Weed Mitigation Plan will control weeds.
3.1.11 There aze no buildings or structures on this site and there aze no structures planned in
conjunction with this operation.
3.1.12 The operator will post the required sign at the entrance to the mine.
The boundaries of the affected azea wilt be delineated by existing fences or steel mazker
posts before mining begins.
d) Overburden will be used to create the process and stockpile area by cutting and filling the shale
ridges and gullies on the northeast flank of the mesa. It will be stabilized by compaction with
the moving equipment. Excess topsoil and overburden will then be removed and stockpiled in
a berm along the northeast edge of the process area, which will also serve as a sight and sound
barrier for the operation. Excess topsoil and overburden will be stockpiled along the west and
south boundaries of the affected land where they can be left undisturbed until used in