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ocCLAtlA?:~N P!,4!~ <br />The mining and reclamation of this site will provide an opportunity to <br />• correct some of the erosional problems currently found on the site. In places, <br />very deep gullies have eroded into the underlying shales and these gullies can be <br />largely removed through erosion control measures, backfilling, and other <br />activities. It must be kept in mind that the final land use for this site will be <br />as a developable site. Therefore, taking the effort to control and correct some <br />of these problem areas will certainly be of considerable benefit to the desired <br />final land use. If development never comes (an unlikely scenario) then at least <br />the land can be returned to good rangeland, which is its current use. <br />FINAL ~ SURROUNDING y8j9p USES: In recent years the Fountain area has undergone <br />considerable growth. This growth has primarily been north and east of the town, <br />but the Interstate corridor has begun to show signs of some industrial development <br />as well. This site is located only about a mile southwest of Fountain and <br />• therefore provides an excellent site for possible future development. In fact, <br />the property owned by the applicant includes considerably more area than just the <br />gravel extraction parcels included in this permit. The land between the pit area <br />and the highway has been reserved for commercial development in the near future. <br />Selecting a final land use for this property as industrial and/or residential <br />is therefore not difficult. It is viewed as essentially inevitable the land would <br />be developed, whether the gravel is removed or not. The applicant feels, however, <br />that so long as a gravel resource is present it had might as well be removed prior <br />to any development occurring in the area where the gravel exists. This is <br />consistent with a multiple/sequential use concept envisioned in the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Act. <br />page 2 of 10 Exhibit E <br />