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Table 2.5 -Comparative Summary of Alternatives <br />Actions Alternative A, No Action Alternative B, Pro sed Action <br />Areas of New Remainder of 12.4 permitted acres. Additional 19.5 acres (33.16 acres in <br />Disturbance mineral estate, but 1.22 acres <br /> reserved as a visual buffer . <br />Pro osed Start Date On oin June 2004 estimated . <br />Pro osed End Date One to three ears from resent. 42 ears from resent. <br />Hours of O eration Da li ht onl . Same as Alternative A. <br />Days of Operation Mining -March 1 to December 31 Same as Alternative A. <br /> Processing -usually April 1 to <br /> December 31 <br />Drilling and Blasting Approximately one to two times per Approximately one to two times per <br /> year. year or more, depending on demand. <br /> Duration 1 to 2 weeks Duration 1 to 2 weeks. <br /> No long term storage of explosives. No long term storage of explosives. <br /> Ex losives not stored on site. Ex losives not stored on site. <br />Crushing and Contract crusher on site. Same as Alternative A. <br />Screenin 250 tons er hour, 90 da s duration. <br />Other Equipment Truck scales (mobile), portable van Same as Alternative A, plus portable <br /> trailer, wheel loaders, 25- to 65-ton asphalt plant or concrete plant up to 90 <br /> bulldozers, trackhoes, shovels, days operation; possible aggregate <br /> motorgrader conveyors, stackers, washing equipment-would require <br /> trucks, scra ers. ermitted settlin structure. <br />Hauling Off-site-Truck Current average one to lwo [rucks per Expected average of less than 40 <br />Traffic day; maximum could be up to 120 trucks per day, but with maximum of <br /> trucks per day during busiest summer up to 120 trucks per day on busiest <br /> days. summer days (one truck every 6 <br /> minutes . <br />Erosion/Sedimentation Current berms, ditches, sediment Same as Alternative A, plus existing <br />Control basins at trees near scales and east of structures will be modified as <br /> scales; drain ditch has catch structures necessary by the operator as the floor <br /> of crushed rock designed to slow water of the pit expands. <br /> and dro sediments. <br />Fuel and Oil For on-site equipment -fuels and oils Same as Alternative A, plus storage of <br />Use/Storage stored in temporary mobile tanks only. oils and fuels must be done in a <br /> No permanent fuel storage. Service manner that prevents leaks or <br /> trucks carry tanks less than 110 releases. <br /> gallons. All spills to be contained and <br /> cleaned u . <br />Dust Control Water truck, storage tank, sump Same as Alternative A. <br /> pumps, and spray bars on crusher and <br /> conveyors. Crusher has emission <br />_ - _ _ - _ - controls_and air cLual~Qermit. <br />27 <br />