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Menzer Quarry Annual Report Additional Sheets `~ ~ ~ ~ I V ~ i~ Permit M-76-009-HR Anniversary Date: December 31, 1996 t~ ~ 3 1990 Centennial Materials The following information is keyed to the enclosed annual report maps. Map 1: This map shows the permit boundaries and the edge of the affected land. Since 1992, Centennial has been reporting the permit acreage as 56 and has been using that boundary, shown in green on the map. Review of [he files appears to show that the 56 acre boundary may be in error. Because [he permit was never formally amended from [he original 40 ;rcre boundary the 56 acre boundary is not a Board approved boundary. That area became the boundary as a result of an agreement between Harry Pose of DMG and Gregg Shi~ur of Schmidt Construction, a sister company of Centennial Materials. Although it can lie argued that the 56 acre boundary is legal because that was what was agreed to, the law does not allow permit areas to be increased by that means. As a result of an inspection by Berhan Keffelew in October 1996, a Reason to Believe letter was issued for affecting land outside the permit boundary (56 acre boundary). Because of an amendment Centennial submitted on December 2, 1996 and because of the confused nature of the boundary issue, the Reason to Believe letter was withdrawn before Board consideration. The amendment includes all the affeco:d land that is outside the 40 acre (red line) boundary shown on the map, most of which has been affected since the permit was first issued in 1977. The proposed amendment boundary is not shown on this map, but is on the maps submitted with the amendment. Map 2: This map shows the various classes of affected land on the site, inside and outside the 40 acre permit area (red line). Revegetation (5.8 acres) -This revegetation represents what was done over the past several years to revegetate disturbed areas on the site. No revegetation was done in 1996. Plant & Processing (16.1 acres) -This area expanded westward in the last year as the mining resulted in a slight expansion of the quarry floor. During 1997, it is not expected that this area will show significant changes in its extent. Mining (12.95 acres) -This, as shown on the map, is divided into two parts. The large area is the area where most of the mining has occurred over the last many years. 'T'his area is nearly finished with the full extent of extraction. However, when the amendment i~ approved this will be remined as part of Phase 1 in the amendment. Therefore, reclaiming this now would not be appropriate unless the amendment is not approved. Menzer Quarry 1996 Annual Report IM-76-009-HRI Dec 31, 1996 Page 1